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Swallowable capsule and method for stimulating incretin production within the intestinal tract

  • US 9,403,002 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for stimulating hormone producing cells (HP-cells) in the intestinal tract of a patient to secrete a glucose regulating hormone (GR-hormone), the method comprising:

  • ingesting a swallowable device configured to travel through the intestinal tract and electrically stimulate the HP-cells at any location in the intestinal tract;

    delivering an electrical signal from the device to an intestinal wall proximate the device, wherein the signal includes a waveform configured to electrically stimulate HP-cells in the intestinal tract to secrete the GR-hormone without causing a peristaltic contraction.

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