Patent ID: 11883655
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of treating pancreatic cancer comprising:
positioning a first electrical stimulation lead on or about a posterior exterior surface of a duodenum of a patient, the first electrical stimulation lead comprising a first plurality of electrodes and a first surface contact member disposed thereon, wherein the first surface contact member is configured to pivot around the first electrical stimulation lead, and wherein the first surface contact member comprises a window configured to expose a portion of the first plurality of electrodes, wherein the window is disposed on a side of the surface contact member opposite a side of the surface contact member disposed on the posterior exterior surface of the duodenum;
positioning a second electrical stimulation lead on or about an anterior exterior surface of the duodenum of the patient, the second electrical stimulation lead comprising a second plurality of electrodes and a second surface contact member disposed thereon, wherein the second surface contact member is configured to pivot around the second electrical stimulation lead; and
generating an electrical field between at least one pair of electrodes selected from the first plurality and the second plurality disposed on the electrical stimulation lead, the electric field having frequencies within a range of between 10 kHz to 1 MHz;
wherein the first and/or second surface contact member comprises a surface configured to contact a surface of the duodenum, wherein a surface adjacent to the duodenum of the first and/or second surface contact members comprises an electrical field blocking pad.