Patent ID: 6850801

Claim:
A method of inducing a change in the baroreflex system of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: providing an activation device; positioning the activation device proximate a baroreceptor at a first location; activating, deactivating or otherwise modulating the activation device to induce a baroreflex signal; measuring the degree of baroreflex activation at the first location; repositioning the activation device proximate a baroreceptor at a second location; activating, deactivating or otherwise modulating the activation device to induce a baroreflex signal; measuring the degree of baroreflex activation at the second location; comparing the degree of baroreflex activation at the first and second locations; selecting a final location for the activation device based on the comparison; positioning the activation device proximate a baroreceptor at the final location; and activating, deactivating or otherwise modulating the activation device to induce a baroreflex signal.