US 12,017,075 B2
Systems and methods for stimulating sympathetic nervous system
Eric Leuthardt, St. Louis, MO (US); Daniel Moran, St. Louis, MO (US); Matthew MacEwan, St. Louis, MO (US); Amy Moore, St. Louis, MO (US); Paige Cloonan, St. Louis, MO (US); Yidan Qin, St. Louis, MO (US); Christopher Zhang, St. Louis, MO (US); Ashwin Kamath, St. Louis, MO (US); and Wilson Ray, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/690,493.
Application 17/690,493 is a continuation of application No. 16/415,311, filed on May 17, 2019, granted, now 11,351,381.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/673,416, filed on May 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193417 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36178 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of stimulating a sympathetic chain of a patient, the method comprising:
adjusting a length of an electrode assembly by manipulating an end portion of the electrode;
fixating the electrode assembly to a bone in proximity to a targeted portion of the sympathetic chain to inhibit movement of the electrode assembly relative to the bone, the electrode assembly including a cathode and an anode, wherein a distance between the anode and the cathode is selectable by the adjusting of the length of the electrode assembly;
connecting a power supply to the electrode assembly, the power supply configured to deliver power to the electrode assembly; and
delivering power to the electrode assembly to generate an electrical field between the cathode and the anode, wherein the electrical field reaches the targeted portion of the sympathetic chain to provide electrical stimulation to the targeted portion of the sympathetic chain.