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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Bruce Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, Chester, NJ (US);
Hecheng HU, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Richard P. Dickerson, Rockaway, NJ (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Bruce Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Steven Mendez, Chester, NJ (US);
Hecheng Hu, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Richard P. Dickerson, Rockaway, NJ (US);
James R. Pastena, Succasunna, NJ (US);
ElectroCore LLC, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for treating ailments provide for: inserting a balloon-electrode device into an esophagus of a mammal, the balloon-electrode device including: (i) a nasogastral (NG) having an internal passageway and an external surface, (ii) at least one electrode coupled to the external surface of the NG tube, (iii) a conductor extending through the internal passageway of the NG tube and electrically connecting to the electrode, and (iv) a balloon surrounding the electrode and a portion of the NG tube; inflating the balloon with fluid such that the electrode is substantially centrally located within an interior volume of the balloon; and applying at least one electrical signal to the electrode via the conductor such that an electro-magnetic field emanates from the electrode to at least one of nerves and muscles of the mammal.