Patent ID: 9561370
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A closed-loop therapy delivery system for treating autonomic instability or a medical condition associated therewith in a subject, the therapy delivery system comprising: a sensing component configured to detect at least one physiological parameter associated with autonomic instability or the medical condition associated therewith; a delivery component configured for implantation on or about an autonomic nervous tissue target or a spinal nervous tissue target; and a controller configured to automatically coordinate operation of the sensing and delivery components; wherein the controller is programmed to deliver an electrical signal to the delivery component to modulate activity at the autonomic nervous tissue target or a spinal nervous tissue target and effectively treat the autonomic instability or the medical condition associated therewith; wherein the controller is programmed to deliver an electrical signal having a frequency of about 10,000 Hz to about 25,000 Hz.