Patent ID: 8996125
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61H,A61N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for treating cardiovascular disease in a patient comprising the steps of: (a) implanting an electroacupuncture (EA) device in the patient below the patient's skin at or near at least one specified acupoint; (b) enabling the EA device to generate stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein each stimulation session comprises a series of stimulation pulses, wherein the duty cycle is the ratio of T3/T4, where T3 is the duration of each stimulation session, and T4 is the duration between stimulation sessions; (c) delivering the stimulation pulses of each stimulation session to the at least one specified acupoint through a plurality of electrode arrays electrically connected to the EA device, where an electrode array comprises an array of n conductive contacts electrically joined together to function jointly as one electrode, where n is an integer from 1 to 30; and (d) manually starting and stopping the stimulation sessions within parameter boundaries that set a minimum duration, T3(min), for the stimulation session and a maximum duration, T3(max), for the stimulation session; as well as a minimum time period, T4(min), between stimulation sessions and a maximum time period, T4(max), between stimulation sessions, and then treating cardiovascular disease by: