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Glucose regulation via electrical stimulation of nerves innervating the liver

  • US 9,872,985 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2016
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for causing a perturbation of blood glucose level in a subject, comprising:

  • selectively inhibiting neural activity of at least one of a hepatic branch of the subject'"'"'s vagus nerve or the subject'"'"'s greater splanchnic nerve using electrical stimulation having a frequency about 50 kHz or greater, wherein the selective inhibition of neural activity causes the subject'"'"'s blood glucose level to increase or decrease as compared to a baseline level.

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