Tachygastrial electrical stimulation

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APP PUB NO 20050222637A1
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11058572

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A process and device for treating obesity and syndromes related to motor disorders of the stomach of a patient is provided. The process includes artificially altering, by means of electrical pulses for preset periods of time, the natural gastric motility of the patient to prevent the emptying of or to slow down gastric transit through the stomach to increase the feeling of satiety and/or to accelerate intestinal transit to reduce absorption time within the intestinal tract. More specifically, the electrical stimulation induces tachygastria, which inhibits gastric motility, yields gastric distention, and delays gastric emptying. The tachygastrial electrical stimulation of the stomach, or other portions of the gastrointestinal tract, includes relatively long pulse widths, with lengths of up to 500 milliseconds.

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MEDTRONIC TRANSNEURONIX INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MAIL STOP LC340 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Chen, Jiande Houston, TX 25 1591

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