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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Pankaj J. Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Pankaj J. Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of providing electrical stimulation to a liver of a subject includes providing one or more stimulatory electrodes to the liver of the subject and providing electrical stimulation to the liver of the subject. The method further relates to methods of reducing risk factors of metabolic syndrome, treating diabetes, treating a subject having eating disorders and reducing glucose levels of a subject.