Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Farroni

Jeffrey S. Farroni has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modulation of drug effects by vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 7706875
    Abstract: A method of treating a patient undergoing pharmacotherapy with a selected drug for treatment of a medical disorder is provided which comprises: (a) administering the selected drug to said patient at a first time point, to treat the medical disorder; and (b) applying an electrical signal to a vagus nerve of the patient at a second time point, wherein the signal is selected so as to modulate at least one pharmacologic and/or pharmacokinetic property of the selected drug in the body of the patient. The vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) modulated drug therapy may be performed secondarily to, and in conjunction with, application of a primary VNS therapy to the patient for treatment of the same or a different medical disorder, to enhance treatment of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Buras, Jeffrey S. Farroni
  • Modulation of drug effects by vagus nerve stimulation
    Publication number: 20080183226
    Abstract: A method of treating a patient undergoing pharmacotherapy with a selected drug for treatment of a medical disorder is provided which comprises: (a) administering the selected drug to said patient at a first time point, to treat the medical disorder; and (b) applying an electrical signal to a vagus nerve of the patient at a second time point, wherein the signal is selected so as to modulate at least one pharmacologic and/or pharmacokinetic property of the selected drug in the body of the patient. The vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) modulated drug therapy may be performed secondarily to, and in conjunction with, application of a primary VNS therapy to the patient for treatment of the same or a different medical disorder, to enhance treatment of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: William R. Buras, Jeffrey S. Farroni