Patent ID: 9345879
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A system for treating a gastrointestinal condition of a patient, comprising: a pulse generator in electrical communication with at least one electrode, wherein said pulse generator is adapted to be implanted such that said electrode is configured to be in electrical communication with a lower esophageal sphincter (LES) of the patient, and wherein said pulse generator generates a pulse stream in accordance with a preset period; an energy storage component; and a non-volatile memory for storing programmatic code which, when executed by a processor, causes said pulse generator to generate the pulse stream for the preset period, wherein said pulse stream comprises a pulse width having a range of 30 μsec to 5 msec, a pulse amplitude having a range of 2 to 15 mAmp, a pulse frequency having a range of 2 to 80 Hz, an on period having a range of 1 second to 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, an off period having a range of 1 second to 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, and a duty cycle having a range of 1 to 100%, wherein values for each of said pulse width, pulse amplitude, and pulse frequency are defined such that swallowing of the patient is not hindered by said stimulation while said stimulation is occurring.