Apparatus for indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field
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Dec 18, 2007
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Dec 26, 2002
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Jan 16, 2002
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Aug 26, 1997
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An apparatus for indirectly stimulating a vagus nerve of a patient includes electrodes positioned within the esophagus, trachea, or a jugular vein of a patient, on the neck of the patient, or in combinations of these locations. The apparatus further includes a means for actuating the electrodes to create an electrical field for stimulating the vagus nerve.
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