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METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TREATING PANCREATITIS PAIN CAUSED BY SPHINCTER OF ODDI DYSFUNCTION

  • US 20090192557A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2009
  • Published: 07/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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