Patent ID: 8116883
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of electrically stimulating a nervous system target and delivering an agent into a blood vessel, the method comprising: selecting a nervous system target to receive electrical stimulation; introducing a neurostimulation implant including a pulse generator into the vasculature of a patient and advancing the neurostimulation implant to a first blood vessel; retaining the neurostimulation implant within the first blood vessel; and positioning at least one electrode within the patient, the electrode in communication with the neurostimulation implant, and stimulating the nervous system target using the electrode; providing an intravascular drug delivery implant comprising a reservoir; introducing the drug delivery implant into a second blood vessel; retaining the drug delivery implant within the second blood vessel; and releasing agent from the reservoir into the cardiovascular system.