Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
US7299091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/32
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.
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