Methods for treatment of addiction-reward behaviors
US11278290B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00577
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of treatment of addiction-reward behaviors include reducing ghrelin levels in the patient by at least partially closing at least one artery supplying blood to the stomach, the at least one artery being the celiac artery or a branch of the celiac artery, or by topically treating, surgically removing, or surgically applying treatment to cells in the stomach to reduce ghrelin production by those cells.
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