Patent ID: 7668602
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising treating a subject suffering from a condition by: applying a current to a site of the subject selected from the group consisting of: a vagus nerve of the subject, an epicardial fat pad of the subject, a pulmonary vein of the subject, a carotid artery of the subject, a carotid sinus of the subject, a vena cava vein of the subject, and an internal jugular vein of the subject, and configuring the current to increase vagal tone of the subject and to minimize a heart-rate-lowering effect of the applying of the current on the subject's heart, wherein applying the current comprises monitoring a heart rate of the subject, and withholding the applying of the current in response to the heart rate being lower than a threshold heart rate.