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US 2008/0077174 A1Published application
Methods and devices for treating obesity, incontinence, and neurological and physiological disorders
OwnerHans Mischeinventor
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed that provide therapeutic benefit and treatment for a variety of neurologic and physiologic conditions that include obesity, urinary incontinence, and sensory system disorders.
Claims18
A method for treating obesity comprising:
- positioning a mechanical device on or near a vagus nerve of an obese patient at a location of the vagus nerve defining an innervation pathway between the brain and at least one of a plurality of alimentary tract organs;
- and treating the patient's obesity by applying a mechanical force with the mechanical device to, at least in part, to block neural activity on the vagus nerve.
A method for treating urinary incontinence comprising:
- positioning a mechanical device proximate a sacral nerve of a patient at a location of the sacral nerve defining an innervation pathway between the brain and the urinary bladder;
- and treating the patient's urinary incontinence by applying a mechanical force with the mechanical device to, at least in part, block nerve impulses on the sacral nerve.
A method for treating obesity comprising the steps of:
- surgically accessing the vagal nerve on the stomach, positioning a mechanical device an MSD proximate to the vagal nerve, whereby the vagal nerve conduction is blocked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.