PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nerve stimulation device capable of effectively performing nerve stimulation according to a therapeutic purpose without having a harmful effect on the heart.SOLUTION: There is provided a nerve stimulation device 1 comprising: a stimulation signal output unit 4 for outputting a nerve stimulation signal a cardiac event detection unit 3 for detecting a cardiac event and a control unit 5 for controlling the stimulation signal output unit 4 so as to output, in a cardiac refractory period, a nerve stimulation signal having strength depending on a cardiac rate calculated on the basis of the cardiac event detected by the cardiac event detection unit 3. The nerve stimulation signal is transmitted to a vagus nerve the control unit 5 varies strength of the nerve stimulation signal depending on the cardiac rate calculated on the basis of the cardiac event detected by the cardiac event detection unit 3, and controls the stimulation signal output unit 4 so that strength of the nerve stimulation signal per unit time is constant.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】心臓に悪影響を与えることなく、治療目的に応じて効果的な神経刺激を行うことができる神経刺激装置を提供する。【解決手段】神経刺激信号を出力する刺激信号出力部4と、心臓事象を検出する心臓事象検出部3と、該心臓事象検出部3により検出された心臓事象に基づいて求められる心拍数に応じた強度の神経刺激信号を、心臓不応期の期間中に出力するように刺激信号出力部4を制御する制御部5とを備え、神経刺激信号が迷走神経に伝達され、制御部5が、心臓事象検出部3により検出された心臓事象に基づいて求められる心拍数に応じて神経刺激信号の強度を変化させ、かつ、単位時間あたりの神経刺激信号の強度が一定となるように、刺激信号出力部4を制御する神経刺激装置1を提供する。【選択図】図1
