Electrode assemblies, tools, and methods for gastric wall implantation

US8463404B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MetaCure Limited · BM

Inventors

• Tamir S. Levi · Jerusalem, IL
• Paul R. Spehr · Lake Jackson, US
• Offer Glasberg · Zichron Ya'akov, IL
• Tami Harel · Haifa, IL
• Lena Milman · Haifa, IL
• Benny Rousso · Bat Yam, IL
• Elazar Sonnenschein
• Yuval Elovici · Kiryat Malachi, IL
• Minelu Sonnenschein · Meitar, IL
• Amir Govrin · Ramat Gan, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/36007
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus (450) is provided including an electrode (460) and an implantation tool (458) configured to be passed into an abdominal cavity of a patient, and to insert the electrode into a gastric wall of the patient, generally in parallel to the gastric wall. Other embodiments are also described.