METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TREATING PANCREATITIS PAIN CAUSED BY SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION
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1. A method of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain, comprising:
- generating a stimulus with a stimulator implanted within the patient; and
applying the stimulus to a stimulation site comprising at least one or more of a region of the sphincter of Oddi and a nerve innervating a sphincter of Oddi of the patient, such that the applied stimulus controls the function of the sphincter of the Oddi to treat the pancreatitis pain.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain include providing a stimulator, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to control sphincter of Oddi function, programming the stimulator with the one or more stimulation parameters, generating a stimulus configured to control sphincter of Oddi function with the stimulator in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters, and applying the stimulus with the stimulator to one or more stimulation sites in accordance with the one or more stimulation parameters.
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1. A method of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain, comprising:
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generating a stimulus with a stimulator implanted within the patient; and applying the stimulus to a stimulation site comprising at least one or more of a region of the sphincter of Oddi and a nerve innervating a sphincter of Oddi of the patient, such that the applied stimulus controls the function of the sphincter of the Oddi to treat the pancreatitis pain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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