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Vagus Nerve Anatomy:

Figure 3. An artist‘s rendition of how the vagus is stimulated using the NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis System. A generator about the size of a pocket watch is implanted into the left chest wall. Bipolar electrodes are wrapped around the left vagus higher in the neck through a separate incision and tunneled under the skin to the generator. A physician can control the intensity and rate of generator firing by holding over the chest wall (and generator) a telemetric wand connected to a portable computer (not shown).