Methods and systems of treating pancreatitis pain caused by sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
US8914112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37252
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain include providing a stimulator, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to control sphincter of Oddi function, programming the stimulator with the one or more stimulation parameters, generating a stimulus configured to control sphincter of Oddi function with the stimulator in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters, and applying the stimulus with the stimulator to one or more stimulation sites in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters.
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