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Wireless leads for gastrointestinal tract applications

US8265758B2 · kind B2 · utility

104Cited by

39References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

MetaCure Limited · BM

Inventors

Shai Policker · Tenafly, US
David Prutchi · Lake Jackson, US
Ophir Bitton · Jerusalem, IL
Benny Rousso · Bat Yam, IL
Offer Glasberg · Zichron Ya'akov, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2006
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/3756
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus is provided, including a control unit (310), adapted to be implanted within a patient (324), and a corkscrew-shaped electrode mount (400), adapted to be implanted in a wall of a stomach of the patient. The corkscrew-shaped electrode mount includes first (404) and second (424) electrodes, at respective sites of the electrode mount, and a controller (420), wirelessly coupled to the control unit. Other embodiments are also described.

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