Patent ID: 9561367
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A method of treating a patient with gastrointestinal reflux disease comprising: implanting an electrical stimulator comprising an energy storage component, a non-volatile memory for storing programmatic code, and a pulse generator in electrical communication with at least one electrode, wherein said electrode is implanted such that said electrode is configured to be in electrical communication with a lower esophageal sphincter (LES) of the patient; and programming said implanted electrical stimulator, wherein said electrical stimulator is programmed such that, when operated, the electrical stimulator generates a pulse stream, 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, and a pulse frequency having a range of 2 to 80 Hz, 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.