Method of increasing the motility of a GI tract
US6571127B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/372
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention comprises methods of increasing contractile force and/or the motility of a GI tract. A first method comprises selecting a portion of the GI tract and applying a non-excitatory electric field to the portion, which field increases the force of contraction at the portion. A second method comprises determining a timing of a returning wave in the GI tract and applying an electric field to at least a portion of the GI tract, which electric field reduces the response of the GI tract to the returning wave.
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