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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Timothy P. Murphy, Providence, RI (US);
Inventor:
Timothy P. Murphy, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/08 (2013.01); A61B 18/12 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of treatment of addiction-reward behaviors include reducing ghrelin levels in the patient by at least partially closing at least one artery supplying blood to the stomach, the at least one artery being the celiac artery or a branch of the celiac artery, or by topically treating, surgically removing, or surgically applying treatment to cells in the stomach to reduce ghrelin production by those cells.