Patent ID: 9630010
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A method for electrically stimulating a vagus nerve, the method comprising: delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the vagus nerve through an electrode placed on the vagus nerve; and controlling delivery of the electrical stimulation pulses using one or more temporal parameters selected to result in substantial change in a cardiovascular function without evoking an unwanted physiological response, the one or more temporal parameters specifying timing of the electrical stimulation pulses, the cardiovascular function adjustable by the electrical stimulation pulses delivered to the vagus nerve through the electrode placed on the vagus nerve, wherein controlling the delivery of the electrical stimulation pulses includes adjusting a duty cycle of the one or more temporal parameters such that a first parameter indicative of the cardiovascular function is within a first threshold range and a second parameter indicative of the unwanted physiological response is within a second threshold range.