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Device and procedure for controlling the extent of intra-abdominal fat in the monitoring of an individual's slimming

  • US 6,889,076 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2002
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for determining intra-abdominal fat of a person, comprising:

  • a gastric pacemaker for producing electrical pulses capable of stomach stimulation in a treatment of obesity, said pacemaker having a first electrical pole attachable at a stomach wall of the person and a second electrical pole attachable in subcutaneous tissue of an abdominal wall of the person in a supra-fascial position, whereby electrical pulses produced by the gastric pacemaker traverse adipose tissue of the person;

    a detector connected to said poles for detecting an electrical signal representing an amount of adipose tissue between said poles; and

    a signal processor connected to said detector for indicating said amount of adipose tissue from the electrical signal detected by said detector.

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