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Gastrointestinal electrical stimulation device and method for treating gastrointestinal disorders

  • US 8,417,342 B1
  • Filed: 10/23/2008
  • Issued: 04/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating disorders relating to abnormal gastrointestinal electrical activity in a patient, said method comprising:

  • determining frequency and amplitude of natural gastrointestinal electrical activity in the patient;

    calculating a frequency to amplitude ratio from the determined frequency and amplitude; and

    administering electrical stimulation to the gastrointestinal tract of the patient based on the calculated frequency to amplitude ratio, using an endoscopically insertable neural modulation device, to thereby normalize the gastric electrical activity in the patient.

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