Intraluminal electrode apparatus and method
US7444183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37235
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient is treated with electrode positioned within a lumen of an esophagus of the patient and positioned at a mucosal layer of the esophagus. An electrical signal is applied to the electrode to to create a neural conduction block on a vagal trunk external to the esophagus.
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