Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve chain

a technology of electrical stimulation and sympathetic nerve, applied in the field of electrical stimulation of sympathetic nerve chain, can solve the problems of collateral damage, inability to fully recover,

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-02-20
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUND
View PDF11 Cites 5 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent describes a method for using electrostimulation to treat a variety of physiological and pathological conditions associated with the nervous system. These conditions include hyperhydrosis, pain, headaches, hypertension, and many others. By placing electrodes in communication with specific parts of the nervous system and using chronic or intermittent stimulation, the method can effectively modulate heart contractility and treat coagolapathies. The technical effects of the invention include minimizing complications, increasing benefufial effects, and improving treatment outcomes.

Problems solved by technology

Lesioning tissue destroys all nerve activity and generally causes collateral damage.
While there are a variety of different techniques and mechanisms that have been designed to focus lesioning directly onto the target nerve tissue, collateral damage is inevitable.
Even when it is possible to direct all lesioning energy onto the target nerve cluster, it is a significant drawback that other functioning of the nerves is lost.
It is because of the development of these and other side effects, including the poor response of medical or surgical therapy especially after a delay in treatment, that thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy has not enjoyed a greater popularity among physicians.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve chain
  • Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve chain
  • Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve chain

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

example 1

[0045]Sympathetic electrical stimulation may be used, for example, to treat cardiac disorders for which the sympathetic output is abnormally high or low. The sympathetic pre-ganglionic fibers lay mainly in the sympathetic trunk ganglia from the superior cervical to the T-4 or T-5 ganglia and then, the post-ganglionic fibers, which are longer, go to the heart directly via the long cervical and thoracic sympathetic cardiac nerves. In fact, stimulation of the spinal cord relieving and increasing microcirculation of the heart may indeed be mediated through the spinal cord fibers which are sympathetic and which are going through highways / tracts in the spinal cord on their way from the central autonomic nervous system to the sympathetic ganglia. In contrast, the parasympathetic pre-ganglionic fibers to the heart reach the heart via the cardiac branches of the vagus nerve and relay in the ganglia of the cardiac plexus on in small subendothelial ganglia which are in or surrounding the heart...

example 2

[0050]Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I, commonly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, or RSDS, was described 25 years ago. Several synonyms have been commonly employed in describing parts or all of this syndrome, including Raynaud's syndrome, vasomotor instability, occupational digital thrombosis, arteriosclerotic obliterative disease, etc. CPRS Type II, on the other hand, also known as causalgia, is a regional pain syndrome that develops after injury to a peripheral nerve, as first described during the Civil War by Dr. W. Mitchell. Spontaneous pain develops in the territory of the affected nerve that may then spread beyond that region. Vasomotor abnormalities and focal edema may occur alone or in combination in both CRPS types I and II. These are a severely disabling group of illness with simultaneous involvement of nerve, skin, muscle, blood vessels, and bones. While there are many symptoms associated with CRPS, the only common denominator is pain. The pain ...

example 3

[0053]Hyperhydrosis is characterized by excessive sweating. The disorder can be quite pronounced, and it affects hundreds of thousands of patients, many of who are not simply embarrassed by the condition, but are in fact truly handicapped. These handicaps include constant wiping of hands, social avoidance, work avoidance, and difficulty performing tasks such as holding a steering wheel while driving. It has been estimated that 0.1-0.2% of young adults suffer from severe palmar hyperhydrosis.

[0054]In patients suffering from palmar or other forms of hyperhydrosis, the first, second, third and fourth thoracic ganglia play a major role in the abnormal signal generation to the sweat glands of the hand. Presently, there is no effective medicinal treatment for the condition. The present standard of care for the interventional treatment of palmar hyperhydrosis is the lesioning of the stellate and upper thoracic ganglia via one of several surgical approaches.

[0055]Regarding the treatment of ...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of effecting physiological disorders by stimulating a specific location along the sympathetic nerve chain. Preferably, the present invention provides a method of effecting a variety of physiological disorders or pathological conditions by placing an electrode adjacent to or in communication with at least one ganglion along the sympathetic nerve chain and stimulating the at least one ganglion until the physiological disorder or pathological condition has been effected.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 488,999 filed on Jan. 20, 2000; U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 490,617 filed on Jan. 25, 2000; U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 511,839 filed on Feb. 24, 2000; and U.S. Ser. No. 09 / 511,841 filed on Feb. 24, 2000.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Currently, electrical stimulation of the brain with implanted electrodes is approved for use in the treatment of various movement disorders including Parkinson's and essential tremor. Electrical stimulation is also approved for use in the treatment of tremors in refractory Parkinson's. The principle behind these approaches involves disruption and modulation of hyperactive neuronal circuit transmission at specific sites in the brain. This is achieved by implanting tiny electrodes at these sites to sense aberrant electrical signals and to send electrical pulses to locally disrupt the neuronal transmission.[0003]It has been recognized that electrical stimulation...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/36
CPCA61N1/36082A61N1/36089A61N1/36085A61B5/411A61B5/415A61B5/418A61N1/0551A61N1/36021A61N1/36071A61B5/4035A61M5/00A61N1/3611
Inventor REZAI, ALI R.
Owner THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUND
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com