Patent ID: 9026214
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable device, comprising: a neural stimulation circuit configured to deliver an autonomic modulation therapy (AMT) to treat a disease, including deliver neural stimulation to an autonomic neural target according to a programmed schedule for the AMT; an event detector configured to detect at least one event, wherein the event detector is configured to detect at least one of a swallow event, a laryngeal spasm event, a pharyngitis event, an asthma event, or a dysphagia event, wherein the neural stimulation circuit includes a therapy override controller configured to respond to a detected event, detected by the event detector, and override the programmed schedule for delivering neural stimulation for the AMT, and wherein the neural stimulation circuit is configured to deliver intermittent neural stimulation with programmed bursts of neural stimulation pulses, wherein each programmed burst is a stimulation ON time separated from adjacent bursts in the programmed schedule by a stimulation OFF time.