Ingestible capsule for appetite regulation
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1. Apparatus for treating a subject, comprising:
- an electrode device, which comprises;
a plurality of electrodes;
one or more flexible support elements, which are coupled to the electrodes, and are adapted to expand in a stomach of a subject, such that (a) the electrode device cannot pass from the stomach, and (b) at least a portion of the electrodes comes in contact with a wall of the stomach at least a portion of the time that the electrodes are in the stomach, wherein the support elements are adapted to remain in the stomach for at least 24 hours, and at least a portion of the electrode device is adapted to thereafter come apart to thereby allow passage of the electrode device from the stomach; and
a control unit, adapted to drive the electrodes to apply an electrical signal to the stomach wall; and
an ingestible capsule, adapted to hold the electrode device during ingestion of the capsule by the subject, and to release the electrode device in the stomach.
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Abstract
A method is provided for treating a subject. The method includes administering to the subject an ingestible capsule containing one or more flexible support elements adapted to expand while in a stomach of the subject, thereby bringing a plurality of electrodes into contact with a wall of the stomach. The method also includes driving the electrodes to apply an electrical signal to the stomach wall at first and second times, the second time at last 24 hours after the first time. Other embodiments are also described.
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26 Claims
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1. Apparatus for treating a subject, comprising:
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an electrode device, which comprises; a plurality of electrodes; one or more flexible support elements, which are coupled to the electrodes, and are adapted to expand in a stomach of a subject, such that (a) the electrode device cannot pass from the stomach, and (b) at least a portion of the electrodes comes in contact with a wall of the stomach at least a portion of the time that the electrodes are in the stomach, wherein the support elements are adapted to remain in the stomach for at least 24 hours, and at least a portion of the electrode device is adapted to thereafter come apart to thereby allow passage of the electrode device from the stomach; and a control unit, adapted to drive the electrodes to apply an electrical signal to the stomach wall; and an ingestible capsule, adapted to hold the electrode device during ingestion of the capsule by the subject, and to release the electrode device in the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for treating a subject, comprising:
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a plurality of electrodes; one or more flexible support elements, which are coupled to the electrodes, and are adapted to expand in a stomach of a subject, such that at least a portion of the electrodes comes in contact with a wall of the stomach at least a portion of the time that the electrodes are in the stomach, the support elements adapted to remain in the stomach for at least 24 hours; a control unit, adapted to drive the electrodes to apply an electrical signal to the stomach wall and to configure the signal to modulate a blood glucose level of the subject by stimulating a non-gastric organ; and an ingestible capsule, adapted to hold the support elements, electrodes, and control unit during ingestion of the capsule by the subject, and to release the support elements, electrodes, and control unit in the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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