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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| Filing date | May 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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