Patent ID: 9014809
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: administering a treatment to a patient to cause at least one of a decrease or increase in the patient's arterial oxygen concentration; acquiring an electroneurogram indicative of at least a first carotid sinus nerve activity and changes therein that occur in response to the at least one of a decrease or increase in the patient's arterial oxygen concentration that result from the administrating; analyzing the electroneurogram to determine a relationship between said patient's arterial oxygen concentration and said first carotid sinus nerve activity, wherein said analyzing includes determining how said first carotid sinus nerve activity changes in response to the at least one of a decrease or increase in the patient's arterial oxygen saturation that results from the administrating; and sensing a second carotid sinus nerve activity and using said second carotid sinus nerve activity and the determined relationship between said patient's arterial oxygen concentration and said first carotid sinus nerve activity to control delivery of a therapy to treat at least one of a cardiopulmonary disorder or a respiratory disorder.