Patent ID: 9248291
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,F04C

Claim Text:
1. A hypertension therapy implant unit for affecting blood pressure, the implant unit comprising: a flexible carrier; at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier; and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes, wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit are configured for intravascular implantation in a subject in a location proximal to at least one of a carotid baroreceptor or a glossopharyngeal nerve, wherein the implantable circuit and the at least one pair of modulation electrodes are configured to cooperate to generate an electric field to cause modulation of at least a portion of the at least one of the carotid baroreceptor or the glossopharyngeal nerve.