Patent ID: 8396556

Claim:
A method for treating hypertension in a patient, comprising: holding an external neurostimulator on a body surface of the patient 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 an acupuncture point; executing a stimulation algorithm to transcutaneously deliver neurostimulation from the external neural stimulator to the acupuncture point to treat hypertension, wherein the stimulation algorithm includes parameters selected to modulate cardiovascular function to treat hypertension; and timing the delivery of the neurostimulation according to a programmed schedule using a clock of the external neurostimulator, wherein placing the at least one of the surface stimulation electrodes on the acupuncture point comprises placing one or more of the surface stimulation electrodes on the GB-34 on the Gall Bladder Meridian.