Patent ID: 7499742

Claim:
A device for mounting over a circumference of a carotid sinus of a patient, the device comprising: a base having first and second ends, a longitudinal axis therebetween, and an axial length sufficient to extend around the circumference of the carotid sinus, wherein said base is sufficiently elastic to conform to said circumference as the carotid sinus changes in shape and size with heart pulse; an axial attachment tab extending in the axial direction from an end of the base; a transversely angled attachment tab extending transversely from an end of the base at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the base when the base is in an unstressed configuration prior to placement about the carotid sinus; and one or more elongate electrodes connected to the base; wherein either or both of the axial attachment tab and the transversely angled attachment tab may be wrapped around the carotid sinus or the internal carotid artery and attached to the base or blood vessel to accommodate the shape of the carotid sinus.