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US 2004/0176812 A1Published application
Enteric rhythm management
AssigneeBeta Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Knudson, Richard R. Wilson, Katherine S. Tweden, Timothy R. Conrad
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AssigneeBeta Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Knudson, Richard R. Wilson, Katherine S. Tweden, Timothy R. Conrad
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At least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders is treated by stimulating an enteric nervous system of a patient to enhance a functional tone of the enteric nervous system. A treatment includes electrically stimulating a vagus nerve of the patient at a stimulation site proximal to at least one site of vagal innervation of a gastrointestinal organ. The electrical stimulation includes applying a stimulation signal at the stimulation site. An optional proximal electrical blocking signal is applied to the vagus nerve at a proximal blocking site proximal to the stimulation site. The proximal blocking signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses at the proximal blocking site.
A method for treating at least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders of a patient where said disorders are characterized at least in part by abnormal gastrointestinal system activity attributable at least in part to altered autonomic balance, said method comprising:
A method for treating at least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders of a patient, said method comprising:
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