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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of regulating gastrointestinal action in a subject using a stimulatory electrode and a sensor to provide retrograde feedback control of electrical stimulation to the GI tract. The invention is further directed to a method for reducing weight in a subject, again using a stimulatory electrode and a sensor to provide retrograde feedback control of electrical stimulation to the stomach. The invention is further directed to a method of providing electrical field stimulation to a gastrointestinal organ, as well as a method of providing an electrical potential gradient in a gastrointestinal organ. Further provided is a method of stimulating the vagus nerve of a subject. Additionally provided is a method of placing a device in the gastrointestinal tract or wall of a subject from the exterior of the subject, using a needle to insert the device.