Ingestible Electrical Device for Stimulating Tissues in a Gastrointestinal Tract of an Organism

A method performed by an ingestible, electrical device, comprising:

• following a dissolution of an outer casing of the ingestible, electrical device,
• expanding a form factor of one or more electrodes included in the ingestible, electrical device;
• wherein at least one of the one or more electrodes comprises a biocompatible conducting material and a biocompatible insulating material;
• and
• wherein the dissolution occurs in an organism that ingests the ingestible, electrical device;
• activating, based on exposure to an aqueous environment in the organism, a generator of the ingestible, electrical device, the generator being connected to the one or more electrodes;
• following activation of the generator,
• delivering one or more of a current or a voltage across the one or more electrodes of the ingestible, electrical device;
• stimulating, based on delivery of the one or more of the current or the voltage, one or more internal cells of the organism that ingests the ingestible, electrical device;
• and
• ceasing to deliver the one or more of the current or the voltage across the one or more electrodes after a predetermined time;
• wherein the ingestible, electrical device is configured to break down following a cease in delivery of the one or more of the current or the voltage.