METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING ANGINA SYMPTOMS USING LIGHT

An implantable medical device includes a light emitting circuit incorporated into an intravascular stent. The light emitting circuit emits a light to an ischemic region. The light has characteristics suitable for reliving the angina symptoms associated with ischemia.

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Hauptverfasser:	SIH HARIS J, WAGNER DARRELL O, BAYNHAM TAMARA COLETTE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS ELECTROTHERAPY FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:	An implantable medical device includes a light emitting circuit incorporated into an intravascular stent. The light emitting circuit emits a light to an ischemic region. The light has characteristics suitable for reliving the angina symptoms associated with ischemia.