Vagal down-regulation obesity treatment
US7489969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36071
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Obesity is treated by applying a non-ablative, non-systemic therapy to a vagus nerve of an obese patient at a site below a vagal innervation of a heart. The therapy is selected to at least partially down-regulate a neural activity on the vagus nerve of the obese patient. The therapy is applied in a manner to down-regulate at least afferent signals on the vagus nerve.
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