Patent ID: 9586046
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A system for treating obesity comprising: a) a posterior electrode and an anterior electrode adapted to be placed on a vagus nerve at a subdiaphragmatic location; b) an implantable controller electrically connected to each of the posterior electrode and anterior electrode; the implantable controller comprising an induction coil, an anterior and a posterior electrical signal generator, a battery, and a central processing unit comprising program storage and memory; c) an external controller comprising an external coil inductively coupled to the induction coil, wherein the external controller is configured to communicate at least one parameter for a neural conduction blocking signal to the implantable controller, wherein the at least one parameter is selected for the neural conduction blocking signal to i) at least partially downregulate the vagus nerve, ii) allow at least partial recovery of the nerve activity following discontinuation of the neural conduction blocking signal, and iii) reduce pancreatic and biliary output via inhibition of pancreo-biliary output.