US Patent No: 7,729,771

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Nerve stimulation and blocking for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

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Abstract

At least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders is treated by stimulating an enteric nervous system of a patient to enhance a functional tone of the enteric nervous system. A treatment includes electrically stimulating a vagus nerve of the patient at a stimulation site proximal to at least one site of vagal innervation of a gastrointestinal organ. The electrical stimulation includes applying a stimulation signal at the stimulation site. An optional proximal electrical blocking signal is applied to the vagus nerve at a proximal blocking site proximal to the stimulation site. The proximal blocking signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses at the proximal blocking site.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ENTEROMEDICS INC.ST PAUL, MN25

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conrad, Timothy R Eden Prairie, MN 110 1738
Knudson, Mark B Shoreview, MN 153 5945
Tweden, Katherine S Mahtomedi, MN 70 1715
Wilson, Richard R Seattle, WA 67 822

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ENTEROMEDICS INC. (6)
7,844,338 High frequency obesity treatment 4 2004
7,986,995 Bulimia treatment 2 2007
8,103,349 Neural electrode treatment 2 2009
8,010,204 Nerve blocking for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders 1 2010
8,046,085 Controlled vagal blockage therapy 1 2010
8,369,952 Bulimia treatment 0 2011

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