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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2007
Shlomo Ben-haim, Haifa, IL;
Nissim Darvish, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Mika, Haifa, IL;
Maier Fenster, Petach Tikva, IL;
Bella Felzen, Haifa, IL;
Isaac Shemer, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Shlomo Ben-Haim, Haifa, IL;
Nissim Darvish, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Mika, Haifa, IL;
Maier Fenster, Petach Tikva, IL;
Bella Felzen, Haifa, IL;
Isaac Shemer, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Metacure Limited, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
An apparatus that comprises at least one electrode adapted to be placed adjacent to a portion of smooth muscle () and a controller for electrifying the electrode with a non-excitatory electric field () which does not generate excitation of the smooth muscle. The non-excitatory electric field affects the activity of the smooth muscle in a manner that controls a level of a chemical in the blood stream.