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US 10,441,502 B2Granted
Acoustic stimulation for the prevention and treatment of obesity
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorAmos Cahan
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Abstract
A method for inducing a cellular or hormonal response includes using a wave-generating device to emit sound waves through an individual's skin and onto a target organ, and vibrating the target organ or a portion thereof at a frequency in resonance with the sound waves. The sound waves have a frequency of less than 200 Megahertz (MHz).
Claims7
A method for inducing a cellular or hormonal response to treat obesity, the method comprising:
- using a handheld wave-generating device to transmit infrasound waves through air and through an individual's skin and onto an organ in a gastrointestinal tract, the handheld wave-generating device comprising
- an infrasound wave generator,
- a power supply, a power control, and
- an infrasound wave emitting portion, and
- the handheld wave-generating device being a handheld device in its entirety;
- vibrating the organ or a portion thereof at a frequency in resonance with the infrasound waves;
- and
- inducing satiety in the individual by vibrating the organ to treat obesity;
- wherein the infrasound waves have a frequency of about 0.001 Hertz (Hz).
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A method for inducing a cellular or hormonal response, the method comprising:
- using a handheld wave-generating device to transmit infrasound waves through air and through an individual's skin and onto an organ in a gastrointestinal tract, the handheld wave-generating device comprising
- an infrasound wave generator,
- a power supply, a power control, and
- an infrasound wave emitting portion, and
- the handheld wave-generating device being a handheld device in its entirety;
- vibrating the organ at a frequency in resonance with the infrasound waves;
- and
- signaling fullness in the individual by vibrating the organ to treat obesity;
- wherein the infrasound waves have a frequency of about 0.001 Hertz (Hz).
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