Electrophysiologically active transducer intragastric balloon system and method

An electro-physiologically active transducer intragastric balloon system for treating obesity in a patient, comprising:

• an intragastric balloon (“IG balloon”) having a shell surrounding an internal volume for containing a fluid medium therein, wherein the IG balloon is configured to be deployed in the patient's stomach during treatment;
• a stimulation unit integrated into the IG balloon, the stimulation unit comprising:
• a processor,
• a power supply,
• a transducer electronically coupled to the processor, wherein the transducer is configured to, under the control of the processor, transmit a stimulation signal through the fluid and the shell, wherein the signal is suitable for stimulating one or more sensory receptors in the stomach, and
• a wireless communication interface configured to establish a wireless electronic communication connection between the processor and an external computing device;
• and
• a patient application executing on the external computing device, wherein the patient application configures the external computing device to transmit operational instructions to the processor over the wireless communication connection, and wherein the processor generates the signal using the transducer according to the received command instructions.