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Is phrenic nerve stimulation (and possibly necessarily vagus nerve suppression) enough to keep a person breathing?

There is eVNS; external Vagus Nerve Stimulation.

Stimulating the phrenic nerve causes the diaphragm to contract. Stimulating the VNS causes airways to contract.

What devices exist for "diaphragm pacing" and wouldn't that be lower risk than mechanical ventilation?