Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for gastrointestinal stimulation
- Patent Title (中): 胃肠道刺激的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11789561Application Date: 2007-04-25
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Publication No.: US07881797B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Bobby Griffin , Mitchell Dann , Greg Fluet
- Applicant: Bobby Griffin , Mitchell Dann , Greg Fluet
- Applicant Address: US CA Carpinteria
- Assignee: ValenTx, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ValenTx, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carpinteria
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: A61M5/00
- IPC: A61M5/00 ; A61B17/08

Abstract:
Methods and devices for gastrointestinal stimulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, disclosed is an electrical stimulator device that includes a circuit board and a battery contained within a base housing; a conduction element; and at least one electrode. In some embodiments, the stimulator base housing can be directly attached to a wall of a body lumen. In other embodiments, the stimulator base housing can be attached to a cuff or a sleeve device. In still other embodiments, one or more elements of the system are free-floating within the GI tract. The devices can be delivered endoscopically, and in some embodiments toposcopically.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080058887A1 Methods and devices for gastrointestinal stimulation Public/Granted day:2008-03-06
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