SIMON, BRUCE,ERRICO, JOSEPH,RAFFLE, JOHN,MENDEZ, STEVEN
申请号:
CA2808606
公开号:
CA2808606A1
申请日:
2011.08.12
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Devices, systems and instructing methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The instructing method for treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that are responsible for smooth muscle dilation. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical, mechanical and/or acoustic, and optical and/or thermal energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers.