Gastrointestinal motility control
US8706231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3787
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and a multichannel implantable device are described for partial or complete restoration of impaired gastrointestinal motility, or for disturbing and/or partially or completely blocking normal gastrointestinal motility using one or multiple microsystem-controlled channels of circumferentially arranged sets of two or more electrodes which provide externally-invoked synchronized electrical signals to the smooth muscles via the neural pathways.
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