Patent ID: 7797041

Claim:
A method for modulating a cardiovascular function in a body by transcutaneous neurostimulation, the method comprising: holding an external neurostimulator on surface of the body using a bracing element configured to brace a portion of the body; placing surface stimulation electrodes on the body, including placing at least one of the surface stimulation electrodes on acupuncture point GB-34 on the Gall Bladder Meridian; delivering neurostimulation transcutaneously to the acupuncture point from the external neurostimulator through the surface stimulation electrodes in response to an acute myocardial infarction (MI); controlling the delivery of the neurostimulation by executing a stimulation algorithm stored in a memory circuit of the external neurostimulator, the stimulation algorithm including parameters selected to modulate the cardiovascular function; and timing the delivery of the neurostimulation according to a programmed schedule using a clock of the external neurostimulator.