GI AND PANCREATIC DEVICE FOR TREATING OBESITY AND DIABETES
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Abstract
A method is provided, including placing first and second electrodes (90) at respective first and second sites of a duodenum (40) of a subject, and activating the electrodes (90) to increase a blood insulin level of the subject. Other embodiments are also described.
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99 Claims
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more electrodes, adapted to be placed in contact with a wall of a duodenum of a subject; and a control unit, adapted to; drive the electrodes to apply a current to the wall of the duodenum, configure the current to stimulate a site selected from the group consisting of;
a vagus nerve of the subject, and enteric nervous system (ENS) tissue of the subject,configure the current in accordance with a set of parameters for the current, the set of parameters including a pulse width of pulses of the current and a frequency of application of the pulses, and select the set of parameters to be such as to enhance closure of a pylorus of the subject and to lower a level of glucose in blood of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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75. A method comprising:
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applying a current to a wall of a duodenum of a subject; and configuring the current to stimulate a site selected from the group consisting of;
a vagus nerve of the subject, and enteric nervous system (ENS) tissue of the subject, in accordance with a set of parameters for the current, the set of parameters including a pulse width of pulses of the current and a frequency of application of the pulses; andselecting the set of parameters to be such as to enhance closure of a pylorus of the subject and to lower a level of glucose in blood of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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