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US 8,301,256 B2Granted
GI lead implantation
AssigneeMetacure Limited
InventorsShai Policker, David Prutchi, Ophir Bitton, Benny Rousso, Offer Glasberg, Yuval Mika, Tami Harel, Walid Haddad, Lena Milman
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Abstract
A method is provided, including physically contacting a gastric implantation site of a stomach via a transluminal approach, physically contacting the site via a transabdominal approach, stabilizing the site, and implanting an electrode at the site based on the physical contact provided by the transluminal and transabdominal approach. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims12
A method, comprising:
- passing an abdominal cavity apparatus into a lumen of a stomach of a patient, the abdominal cavity apparatus including a controller, and at least one electrode that is electrically coupled to the controller;
- pushing the controller through a wall of the stomach to an extra-gastric site within an abdominal cavity of the patient until no portion of the controller is within the lumen of the stomach;
- thereafter, moving the controller in a manner that places the at least one electrode in contact with the stomach wall;
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- leaving the at least one electrode in contact with the stomach wall, and the controller at the extra-gastric site.
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