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Neural Stimulation For Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes

  • US 20100249889A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2010
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, of treating a type II diabetic patient comprising:

  • selecting a patient suffering from type II diabetes;

    electrically modulating a splanchnic nerve of the patient in a stimulation pattern that increases lean muscle mass as a percentage of body mass and moderates insulin levels;

    wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a stimulation intensity, and said stimulation intensity is between 0.005 and 5.0 mA-msec;

    wherein said stimulation pattern comprises an on time and an off time; and

    wherein said off time is no less than said on time;

    wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a duty cycle of about 50%;

    wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a frequency, a pulse width, and a current; and

    wherein said frequency is between 0.1 Hz and 50 Hz;

    said pulse width is between 100 microseconds and 1 millisecond; and

    said current is between 0.1 mA and 10 mA.

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