Method and apparatus for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
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1. A method for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) of a patient comprising:
- treating a body organ to accelerate a discharge of contents through at least a portion of a small intestine of the patient to thereby encourage discharge of contents from a stomach of the patient across a pyloric valve of the patient and into said small intestine.
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Abstract
GERD is treated through a method and apparatus of stimulating the body organ to accelerate a discharge of contents from the duodenum of the patient to thereby encourage discharge of contents from the stomach of the patient across the pyloric valve and into the duodenum.
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1. A method for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) of a patient comprising:
treating a body organ to accelerate a discharge of contents through at least a portion of a small intestine of the patient to thereby encourage discharge of contents from a stomach of the patient across a pyloric valve of the patient and into said small intestine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) of a patient comprising:
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a generator for generating a stimulation signal;
a conductor for electrically connecting said signal generator to a body organ to accelerate a discharge of contents from a portion of said small intestine of the patient to thereby encourage discharge of contents from a stomach of the patient across a pyloric valve of the patient and into said portion of said small intestine. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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