Patent ID: 9174066
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for modulating a vagus nerve within a body of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a source of energy configured to generate a single signal comprising one or more electrical impulses; one or more electrodes coupled to the source of energy; an interface coupled to the one or more electrodes and configured to be positioned against an outer skin surface of a neck of the patient; and wherein the source of energy is configured to deliver the one or more electrical impulses, from the one or more electrodes through the interface and the outer skin surface to the vagus nerve, sufficient to modulate the vagus nerve, wherein the one or more electrical impulses are from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds in duration, wherein the one or more electrical impulses comprises bursts of pulses with a silent inter-burst interval between each of the bursts.