Patent ID: 9566212
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61H,A61N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient using a small implantable electroacupuncture device (IEAD) powered by a small disc primary battery having a specified nominal output voltage of about 3 volts, and having an internal impedance of at least 5 ohms, the IEAD being configured, using electronic circuitry within the IEAD, to generate stimulation pulses in accordance with a specified stimulation regimen and apply the stimulation pulses through at least two electrodes located on an outside of a housing of the IEAD at a selected tissue location, the at least two electrodes comprising at least one cathode electrode and at least one anode electrode, the method comprising: implanting the IEAD below the skin surface of the patient at or near a target tissue location selected from the group of target tissue locations comprising acupoints ST36, SP4, ST37, ST40, SP6, SP9, K16, LR8 and their underlying nerves, the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve; and enabling the IEAD to provide EA stimulation pulses by way of the at least two electrodes located on the outside of the housing of the IEAD in accordance with a stimulation regimen that provides a stimulation session having a duration of T3 minutes at a rate of once every T4 minutes, where the ratio of T3/T4 is no greater than 0.05, and wherein T3 is at least 10 minutes and no greater than 60 minutes.