DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF BONE EROSION
    6.
    发明申请
    DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF BONE EROSION 有权
    骨侵蚀调节装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130253413A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US13851013

    申请日:2013-03-26

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: Devices and methods for stimulation of the vagus nerve to modulate (e.g., reduce, suppress, etc.) bone erosion. Methods and apparatus for modulating bone erosion may modulate levels of Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor κB Ligand (RANKL), and/or to modulate (increase, enhance, etc.) osteoprotegerin (OPG) and/or OPG/RANKL ratio. Devices may include electrical stimulation devices that may be implanted, and may be activated to apply current for a proscribed duration, followed by a period without stimulation.

    摘要翻译: 用于刺激迷走神经以调节(例如,减少,抑制等)骨侵蚀的装置和方法。 用于调节骨侵蚀的方法和装置可以调节核因子κB配体(RANKL)的受体活化剂的水平和/或调节(增加,增强等)骨保护素(OPG)和/或OPG / RANKL比例。 装置可以包括可以植入的电刺激装置,并且可以被激活以将电流施加到禁止的持续时间,之后是没有刺激的时期。

    EXTREMELY LOW DUTY-CYCLE ACTIVATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PATHWAY TO TREAT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
    9.
    发明申请
    EXTREMELY LOW DUTY-CYCLE ACTIVATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PATHWAY TO TREAT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION 有权
    治疗慢性炎症的精神分裂症路径的极度低周期激活

    公开(公告)号:US20140330349A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-06

    申请号:US14336942

    申请日:2014-07-21

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: Described herein are systems and methods for applying extremely low duty-cycle stimulation sufficient to treat chronic inflammation with progressively longer delays (off periods) from an initial stimulation. In particular, described herein are supra-threshold pulses of electrical stimulation sufficient to result in a long-lasting (e.g., >48 hours) inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or effects of chronic inflammation; the delay between initial doses (which may be single-pulse doses) may be extended for subsequent doses, potentially dramatically enhancing battery and device longevity.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的系统和方法是应用极低的占空比刺激,以足以治疗来自初始刺激的逐渐更长的延迟(关闭周期)的慢性炎症。 特别地,本文描述的电刺激的超阈值脉冲足以导致促炎细胞因子的长期(例如> 48小时)抑制和/或慢性炎症的作用; 初始剂量(可能是单脉冲剂量)之间的延迟可以延长以用于随后的剂量,潜在地显着地增强电池和设备的使用寿命。

    Single-pulse activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway to treat chronic inflammation
    10.
    发明授权
    Single-pulse activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway to treat chronic inflammation 有权
    单脉冲激活胆碱能消炎途径治疗慢性炎症

    公开(公告)号:US08788034B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-22

    申请号:US13467928

    申请日:2012-05-09

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Described herein are methods and systems for applying extremely low duty-cycle stimulation sufficient to treat chronic inflammation. In particular, described herein are single supra-threshold pulses of electrical stimulation sufficient to result in a long-lasting (e.g., >4 hours, greater than 12 hours, greater than 24 hours, greater than 48 hours) inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or effects of chronic inflammation. These methods and devices are particularly of interest in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的是应用极低的占空比刺激足以治疗慢性炎症的方法和系统。 特别地,本文描述的是电刺激的单一超阈值脉冲,其足以导致促炎细胞因子的持久(例如> 4小时,大于12小时,大于24小时,大于48小时)的抑制 和/或慢性炎症的作用。 这些方法和装置在治疗炎症性肠病(IBD)中特别有意义。