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US 6,947,792 B2Granted
Smooth muscle controller
AssigneeImpulse Dynamics NV
InventorsShlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac Shemer
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Abstract
A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
Claims9
A method of controlling the output of a pancreas comprising:
- providing at least one electrode near the pancreas;
- applying a non-excitatory electric field to the pancreas;
- and
- monitoring a level of glucose in the blood, wherein applying the electric field comprises applying the field responsive to said monitored level;
- and wherein said non-excitatory field is not specifically synchronized to local electrical activity of the pancreas.
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Apparatus for controlling the output of a pancreas, comprising:
- a sensor for measuring a level of glucose in a blood stream;
- at least one electrode adjacent said pancreas;
- and
- a controller which electrifies said electrode with a non-excitatory electric field, responsive to the measured level of glucose;
- wherein said non-excitatory field is not specifically synchronized to local electrical activity of the pancreas.
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A method of controlling the activation profile of a gland, comprising:
- determining a desired activation profile for the gland;
- and
- applying at least one non-excitatory field to a portion of the gland to modify its activation profile;
- wherein said non-excitatory field is not specifically synchronized to local electrical activity at said portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.