METHOD AND DEVICE TO DETECT EATING, TO CONTROL ARTIFICIAL GASTRIC STIMULATION
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In a method and device for detecting the intake of food in a subject at least one parameter related to the blood flow and/or perfusion of a blood vessel and/or an organ in the digestive system of a patient is monitored by a sensor attached to, or in, a blood vessel or organ of the digestive system. The value of each monitored parameter is analyzed and may be used to control the activity of a gastric stimulator.
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10. A device to detect intake of food by a subject, comprising:
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a sensor that senses a parameter indicative of blood flow to the digestive system of a subject, and that emits a sensor output signal representing said parameter; and a sensor carrier to which said sensor is mounted, said sensor carrier being configured for intracorporeal placement in the subject at a location allowing said sensor to sense said parameter indicative of blood flow to the digestive system of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gastric stimulation system comprising:
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a sensor that senses a parameter indicative of blood flow to the digestive system of a subject, and that emits a sensor output signal representing said parameter; a sensor carrier to which said sensor is mounted, said sensor carrier being configured for intracorporeal placement in the subject at a location allowing said sensor to sense said parameter indicative of blood flow to the digestive system of the subject; and a gastric stimulator configured for intracorporeal implantation in the body of the subject, said gastric stimulator being configured to interact with said digestive system of the subject to artificially apply an electrical stimulation thereto, said gastric stimulator being in communication with said sensor and being configured to administer said electrical stimulation dependent on said sensor output signal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for detecting intake of food in a subject, comprising the steps of:
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intracorporeally implanting a sensing device in a subject at a location allowing sensing of at least one parameter indicative of at least one of blood flow to and perfusion of the digestive system of the subject; detecting said at least one parameter with said sensing device and emitting a sensor output signal representing said parameter from said sensing device; and automatically electronically evaluating said sensor output signal to generate signal indicating that food has been intaken by the subject when said parameter transgresses a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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