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Treatment of endocrine disorders by nerve stimulation

  • US 5,231,988 A
  • Filed: 08/09/1991
  • Issued: 08/03/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of treating pancreatic endocrine disorders in patients, which includes the steps of:

  • detecting a blood glucose concentration indicative of an endocrine disorder in the patient, andin response to such detection, selectively applying a predetermined electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve for modulation of electrical activity thereof to adjust secretion of endogenous insulin and thereby control the endocrine disorder.

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