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Process and device for treating obesity and syndromes related to motor disorders of the stomach of a patient

US5423872A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 26, 1993
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The process for treating obesity and syndromes related to motor disorders of the stomach of a patient consists in artificially altering, by means of sequential electrical pulses and for preset periods of time, the natural gastric motility of the patient to prevent emptying or to slow down gastric transit.

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