Patent ID: 7616990
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device for therapeutically stimulating a neural stimulation target of a human from a blood vessel of the human, comprising: a rechargeable power supply adapted to be recharged through an ultrasound signal; an electrode; a neural stimulator connected to the rechargeable power supply, the neural stimulator being adapted to generate a neural stimulation signal for delivery to the neural stimulation target through the electrode; a controller connected to the rechargeable power supply, and further connected to the neural stimulator to control the neural stimulator according to a neural stimulation protocol to deliver a neural stimulation therapy; a pressure sensor electrically connected to the controller, wherein the power supply, the electrode, the neural stimulator, the controller and the pressure sensor are adapted to be chronically implanted in the blood vessel.