Patent ID: 7797046

Claim:
A system for percutaneous neurostimulation to modulate a cardiovascular function in a body, the system comprising: a percutaneous neurostimulation device including: at least one percutaneous stimulation electrode configured to lodge in a stimulation site in the body; an external neurostimulator configured to deliver neurostimulation percutaneously to a stimulation target in the body through the at least one percutaneous stimulation electrode, the external neurostimulator including: a stimulation output circuit directly coupled to the at least one percutaneous stimulation electrode, the stimulation output circuit configured to deliver the neurostimulation; a memory circuit configured to store a stimulation algorithm including parameters selected to modulate the cardiovascular function; and a stimulation controller coupled to the stimulation output circuit, the stimulation controller configured to control the delivery of neurostimulation by executing the stimulation algorithm, the stimulation controller including a feedback controller configured to control the delivery of neurostimulation using a feedback control signal; and a stimulator telemetry circuit configured to receive the feedback control signal via telemetry; a bracing element coupled to the external neurostimulator, the bracing element configured to brace a portion of the body to hold the external neurostimulator on a first surface location of the body; a button directly connected to the at least one percutaneous stimulation electrode and configured to be mounted on a second surface location of the body; a connector configured to allow snap-on connection to the button; and a lead directly connected between the external neurostimulator and the connector; and an implantable medical device including: a sensor configured to sense a physiologic signal; a sensor processing circuit configured to produce the feedback control signal using the sensed physiologic signal; and an implant telemetry circuit configured to transmit the feedback control signal to the external neurostimulator.