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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Applicants:
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Jieyun Yin, League City, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jiande Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Jieyun Yin, League City, 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 1/18 (2006.01); A61H 39/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 39/002 (2013.01); A61F 5/0026 (2013.01); A61N 1/3606 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/36085 (2013.01); A61N 1/36153 (2013.01); A61N 1/36157 (2013.01); A61N 1/36171 (2013.01); A61N 1/36175 (2013.01); A61N 1/36178 (2013.01); A61N 5/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
Certain embodiments are directed to methods of treating a metabolic disease in a subject using a fully implantable electrical stimulation system to provide or administer a therapy. In certain aspects a stimulation lead is implanted proximally to a stomach acupoint, the stimulation lead being coupled to an implantable signal generator; and stimulating the acupoints using the signal generator to treat the metabolic disease.