Patent ID: 6600953
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
Apparatus for treating a condition, comprising:a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity of a stomach of a patient; and a control unit, adapted to drive the electrode set to apply an Excitable-Tissue Control (ETC) signal to the sites, configured such that application thereof decreases a cross-sectional area of at least a portion of the stomach, wherein the set of one or more electrodes includes a first set of one or more electrodes, wherein the apparatus comprises a second set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity of a pyloric sphincter of the stomach, and wherein the control unit is adapted to drive the second electrode set to apply an ETC signal configured such that application thereof increases a contraction force of the sphincter and extends a period of time in which partially-digested food remains in the stomach.