WO2008060633A3 - Enhancement of and continuous biasing of afferent nerves for treatment of obesity - Google Patents

Enhancement of and continuous biasing of afferent nerves for treatment of obesity Download PDF

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WO2008060633A3
WO2008060633A3 PCT/US2007/024159 US2007024159W WO2008060633A3 WO 2008060633 A3 WO2008060633 A3 WO 2008060633A3 US 2007024159 W US2007024159 W US 2007024159W WO 2008060633 A3 WO2008060633 A3 WO 2008060633A3
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treatment
obesity
enhancement
afferent nerves
gastrointestinal tract
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Ron Lancaster
Kok-Hwee Ng
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Stryker Dev Llc
Ron Lancaster
Kok-Hwee Ng
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/36007—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of urogenital or gastrointestinal organs, e.g. for incontinence control
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode

Abstract

A method for applying an artificial subthreshold signal to a patient's gastrointestinal track for the treatment of obesity includes the step of detecting a change in a physiological structure of the gastrointestinal tract. The method further includes the step of applying the subthreshold signal to an external wall of the physiological structure of the gastrointestinal tract based on the change in physiological structure in order to increase the reception of afferent nerves associated therewith. Still further, the method includes the step of terminating the subthreshold signal in response to subsequent physiological events of the gastrointestinal tract.
PCT/US2007/024159 2006-11-17 2007-11-16 Enhancement of and continuous biasing of afferent nerves for treatment of obesity WO2008060633A2 (en)

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US5263480A (en) * 1991-02-01 1993-11-23 Cyberonics, Inc. Treatment of eating disorders by nerve stimulation
US20050004621A1 (en) * 2002-05-09 2005-01-06 Boveja Birinder R. Method and system for modulating the vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) with electrical pulses using implanted and external componants, to provide therapy for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
US20050222638A1 (en) * 2004-03-30 2005-10-06 Steve Foley Sensor based gastrointestinal electrical stimulation for the treatment of obesity or motility disorders
US20060247719A1 (en) * 2005-04-29 2006-11-02 Cyberonics, Inc. Weight loss method and advice

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3563245A (en) * 1968-03-15 1971-02-16 Donald Neil Mclean Biologically implantable and energized power supply
US5263480A (en) * 1991-02-01 1993-11-23 Cyberonics, Inc. Treatment of eating disorders by nerve stimulation
US20050004621A1 (en) * 2002-05-09 2005-01-06 Boveja Birinder R. Method and system for modulating the vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) with electrical pulses using implanted and external componants, to provide therapy for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
US20050222638A1 (en) * 2004-03-30 2005-10-06 Steve Foley Sensor based gastrointestinal electrical stimulation for the treatment of obesity or motility disorders
US20060247719A1 (en) * 2005-04-29 2006-11-02 Cyberonics, Inc. Weight loss method and advice

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