Wireless leads for gastrointestinal tract applications
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a control unit;
an electrode mount, adapted to be implanted in a wall of a stomach of a patient;
first and second electrodes; and
a controller, wirelessly coupled to the control unit,wherein the electrode mount comprises a corkscrew-shaped arrangement, and wherein the first and second electrodes and the controller are disposed along a curved portion of the corkscrew-shaped arrangement.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided, including a control unit (310), adapted to be implanted within a patient (324), and a corkscrew-shaped electrode mount (400), adapted to be implanted in a wall of a stomach of the patient. The corkscrew-shaped electrode mount includes first (404) and second (424) electrodes, at respective sites of the electrode mount, and a controller (420), wirelessly coupled to the control unit. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a control unit; an electrode mount, adapted to be implanted in a wall of a stomach of a patient; first and second electrodes; and a controller, wirelessly coupled to the control unit, wherein the electrode mount comprises a corkscrew-shaped arrangement, and wherein the first and second electrodes and the controller are disposed along a curved portion of the corkscrew-shaped arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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