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Dysgeusia-inducing neurostimulation for modifying consumption of a selected nutrient type

  • US 9,067,070 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2013
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for selectively modifying a person'"'"'s consumption of a selected nutrient type comprising:

  • detecting, using a nutrient specific consumption sensor, when a person consumes a selected nutrient type, wherein said detection is done by analyzing the chemical composition of food, saliva, and/or chyme in the person'"'"'s oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, and/or duodenum; and

    inducing temporary dysgeusia based on the detection of the person'"'"'s consumption of said selected nutrient type, wherein said temporary dysgeusia is induced by an application of electromagnetic energy to an afferent member of the person'"'"'s peripheral nervous system, wherein said afferent member of the person'"'"'s peripheral nervous system conveys signals for at least a portion of an afferent nerve pathway from the person'"'"'s taste receptors to the person'"'"'s brain, wherein said application of electromagnetic energy creates an unpleasant virtual or phantom taste, and wherein said unpleasant virtual or phantom taste modifies the person'"'"'s consumption of said selected nutrient type.

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