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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Applicant:
John D. Dobak, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventor:
John D. Dobak, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Leptos Biomedical, Inc., Fridley, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the treatment of obesity or other disorders by electrical activation or inhibition of nerves is disclosed. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by stimulating a nerve using an electrode. Dynamic stimulation through ramped cycling of electrical stimulation, stimulation frequency alteration, and/or duty cycle variance can produce therapeutic benefits.