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Energy balance therapy for obesity management

  • US 8,135,470 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2009
  • Issued: 03/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implantable device comprising:

  • a sensor to sense gastric data; and

    a processor operable to determine one or more characteristics of gastric contractions based on the sensed gastric data, estimate an amount of energy consumed by a patient based on the one or more characteristics of the gastric contractions, and control therapy to the patient based on the amount of energy consumed, wherein the one or more characteristics of the gastric contractions comprise at least one of a number of the gastric contractions, a force of the gastric contractions, and a rate of the gastric contractions.

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