STIMULATION DEVICE

The invention discloses a stimulation device to stimulate a first and a second Phrenic nerve in a human or animal body for activating a target tissue or diaphragm in the human or animal body, wherein the stimulation device comprises: a first coil unit configured to be positioned at the human or anim...

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Hauptverfasser: DEGEN, Thomas, FENGELS, Dirk, MÜLLER-BRUHN, Ronja
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention discloses a stimulation device to stimulate a first and a second Phrenic nerve in a human or animal body for activating a target tissue or diaphragm in the human or animal body, wherein the stimulation device comprises: a first coil unit configured to be positioned at the human or animal body to stimulate the first Phrenic nerve, and a second coil unit configured to be positioned at the human or animal body to stimulate the second Phrenic nerve. Each of the at least two coil windings of each of the first and second coil units is wound with a variable radius into a spiral, and has at least one essentially straight-lined side. The at least two coil windings of each of the first and second coil are stacked on top of each other.