Blood glucose level control
AssigneeMetacure Limited
InventorsNissim Darvish, Tami Harel, Bella Felsen
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Abstract
A pancreatic controller (102), comprising: a glucose sensor (118), for sensing a level of glucose or insulin in a body serum; at least one electrode (110, 112), for electrifying an insulin producing cell or group of cells; a power source (104) for electrifying said electrode with a pulse that does not initiate an action potential in said cell and has an effect of increasing insulin secretion; and a controller (106) which receives the sensed level and controls said power source to electrify said electrode to have a desired effect on said level.
Claims40
A pancreatic controller, comprising:
- a glucose sensor, for sensing a level of glucose or insulin in a body serum;
- at least one electrode, for electrifying an insulin producing cell or group of cells;
- a power source for electing said at least one electrode with a pulse that does not initiate an action potential in said cell and has an effect of increasing insulin secretion;
- and
- a controller which receives the sensed level and controls said power source to electrify said at least one electrode to have a desired effect on said level.
A method of controlling insulin secretion, comprising:
- providing an electrode to at least a part of a pancreas;
- applying a non-excitatory pulse to the at least part of a pancreas, which pulse increases secretion of insulin.
A pancreatic controller, comprising:
- at least one electrode, adapted for electrifying an insulin producing cell or group of cells;
- a power source for electrifying said at least one electrode with a waveform that does not initiate an action potential in said cell and has an effect of increasing insulin secretion;
- and
- a controller which controls said power source to have a desired effect on a blood glucose level.
A pancreatic controller, comprising:
- a glucose sensor, adapted for sensing a level of glucose or insulin in a body serum;
- at least one electrode, for electrifying an insulin producing cell or group of cells;
- a power source for electrifying said at least one electrode with a pulse that extends an action duration of a burst activity of said cell;
- and
- a controller which receives the sensed level and controls said power source to electrify said at least one electrode to have a desired effect on said level.
A method of controlling insulin secretion, comprising:
- providing an electrode adapted to electrify at least a part of a pancreas having an electrical activity;
- applying a non-excitatory AC pulse to the at least part of a pancreas, not synchronized to said electrical activity, which pulse modifies an insulin response of said pancreas to glucose levels.
A method of controlling body glucose levels, comprising:
- providing an electrode adapted to electrify at least a part of a pancreas having an electrical activity;
- applying a non-excitatory AC pulse to the at least part of a pancreas, not synchronized to said electrical activity, which pulse causes a reduction in glucose levels in a body containing said pancreas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.