Neuromodulation device
US10974041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36135
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for treating and ameliorating inflammation of the gut. In particular, the invention provides devices, apparatuses and methods in which a neuromodulatory signal is delivered a splenic nerve and/or superior mesenteric plexus (SMP). The signal is able to treat inflammatory disorders, e.g., colitis, for example in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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