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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Applicant:
John D. Dobak, Iii, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventor:
John D. Dobak, III, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Leptos Biomedical, Inc., Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the treatment of obesity or other disorders, by wireless electrical activation or inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by wirelessly stimulating the greater splanchnic nerve or other portion of the sympathetic nervous system using a wireless electrode inductively coupled with a radiofrequency field. The source of radiofrequency energy may be internal or external to the patient. This nerve activation can result in reduced food intake and increased energy expenditure.