Marcelo Baru,Andrew B. Kibler,Warren Dabney,Jie Lian,Christopher Moulder,Dirk Muessig
申请号：
US14745776
公开号：
US09681843B2
申请日:
2015.06.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A nerve cuff stimulation electrode for cervical VNS is provided and configured to be arranged so as to at least partially surround or enclose one of the vagus nerves. The cuff stimulation electrode has at least two contacts configured to deliver electric stimulation pulses to a vagus nerve. The cuff stimulation electrode further has or may be attached or connected to a tilt sensor, a kinematic sensor, and/or a pulsation sensor configured to generate a signal representative of arterial and venous pressures. The implantable tilt sensor is configured to output a posture signal indicating a patients posture, thus allowing discrimination between supine and semi-recumbent or erect postures.
