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Methods and systems of treating pancreatitis pain

  • US 8,676,322 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2009
  • Issued: 03/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a patient with pancreatitis pain, comprising:

  • generating a stimulus with a stimulator in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters; and

    applying the stimulus to a stimulation site comprising at least one or more of a pancreatic exocrine tissue, a pancreatic endocrine tissue, a nerve innervating the pancreatic exocrine tissue, a nerve innervating the pancreatic endocrine tissue, a pancreatic duct, a celiac trunk, a nerve surrounding or near the celiac trunk, a nerve surrounding or near a superior mesenteric vein or artery, a sympathetic trunk, and a somatic nerve, such that the pancreatitis pain is treated, wherein the application of the stimulus to the stimulation site suppresses production of one or more pancreatic enzymes.

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