Electropancreatography
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1. Apparatus for sensing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
- a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes indicative of electrical activity of pancreatic cells which are in a plurality of islets of the pancreas, and to generate an output responsive thereto.
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Abstract
Apparatus (18) for sensing electrical activity of a pancreas (20) of a patient is provided. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes (100), adapted to be coupled to the pancreas, and a control unit (90), adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes indicative of electrical activity of pancreatic cells which are in a plurality of islets of the pancreas, and to generate an output responsive thereto.
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1. Apparatus for sensing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes indicative of electrical activity of pancreatic cells which are in a plurality of islets of the pancreas, and to generate an output responsive thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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8. Apparatus for monitoring a glucose level of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to a pancreas of the patient; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes indicative of spontaneous electrical activity of pancreatic cells, to analyze the signals so as to determine a change in the glucose level, and to generate an output responsive to determining the change. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. Apparatus for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes, adapted to analyze the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of pancreatic alpha cells, and adapted to generate an output responsive to identifying the aspect. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. Apparatus for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes, adapted to analyze the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of spontaneous activity of pancreatic beta cells, and adapted to generate an output responsive to identifying the aspect. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. Apparatus for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes, adapted to analyze the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of pancreatic delta cells, and adapted to generate an output responsive to identifying the aspect.
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14. Apparatus for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the pancreas; and
a control unit, adapted to receive electrical signals from the electrodes, adapted to analyze the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of polypeptide cells, and adapted to generate an output responsive to identifying the aspect.
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42. A method for sensing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals indicative of electrical activity of pancreatic cells which are in a plurality of islets of the pancreas; and
generating an output responsive thereto. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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49. A method for monitoring a glucose level of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals indicative of spontaneous electrical activity of pancreatic cells;
analyzing the signals so as to determine a change in the glucose level; and
generating an output responsive to determining the change. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A method for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals recorded at one or more pancreatic sites;
analyzing the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of pancreatic alpha cells; and
generating an output responsive to identifying the aspect. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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52. A method for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals recorded at one or more pancreatic sites;
analyzing the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of pancreatic beta cells; and
generating an output responsive to identifying the aspect. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. A method for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals recorded at one or more pancreatic sites;
analyzing the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of pancreatic delta cells; and
generating an output responsive to identifying the aspect.
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55. A method for analyzing electrical activity of a pancreas of a patient, comprising:
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receiving electrical signals recorded at one or more pancreatic sites;
analyzing the signals so as to identify an aspect thereof which is indicative of activity of polypeptide cells; and
generating an output responsive to identifying the aspect.
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