Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
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1. A method of treating a patient for obesity, which comprises the steps of:
- performing a bilateral stimulation of the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve by applying an electrical signal, by way of implanted electrodes, directly to the right and left vagi wherein the parameters of said electrical signal are predetermined to produce a sensation of satiety in the patient.
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Abstract
A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. The electrical pulses are preferably applied to the vagus nerve at a supradiaphragmatic location.
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1. A method of treating a patient for obesity, which comprises the steps of:
performing a bilateral stimulation of the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve by applying an electrical signal, by way of implanted electrodes, directly to the right and left vagi wherein the parameters of said electrical signal are predetermined to produce a sensation of satiety in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of treating a patient for compulsive overeating, which comprises the steps of:
applying an electrical signal simultaneously to the left and right vagus nerves by way of implanted electrodes, said signal comprising a sequence of electrical pulses in a first period, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Apparatus for treating patients suffering from compulsive eating disorder, comprising:
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implantable neurostimulator device means for simultaneously stimulating, left and right branches of the patient'"'"'s vagus nerve with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence of a first period in which pulses are applied continuously, alternating with a second period in which no pulses are applied; and electrode means for implantation on said right and left branches in a supradiaphragmatic position in the abdominal area. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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