Patent ID: 8609082
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: selecting a patient suffering from a heart condition; selecting cells capable of promoting function of a heart of the patient, the cells selected from the group consisting of: bone marrow progenitor cells, genetically-modified bone marrow progenitor cells, and myoblasts; administering the cells to the patient; applying an electrical current to a site of the patient in a vicinity of parasympathetic nervous tissue, wherein applying the current comprises initiating application of the current before administering the cells, and applying the current only within 48 hours of a time of administering the cells; and configuring the current to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous tissue to reduce arrhythmia that may be caused by administration of the cells, wherein cardiac repair is facilitated, blood supply is enhanced and/or angiogenesis is enhanced.