Patent ID: 7400926
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An intestine dysfunction treatment apparatus, comprising: an electric stimulation device implantable in a patient, who suffers from intestine dysfunction, electric conductors of the electric stimulation device adapted to directly engage with a muscle that directly or indirectly affects the transportation of the content of the patient's intestines, to electrically stimulate the muscle to increase the tonus thereof, a source of energy intended to be external to the patient's body when the stimulation device is implanted therein, and a control device controllable from outside the patient's body and adapted to control the external source of energy to release wireless energy for use in connection with the power of the stimulation device, wherein the control device controls the stimulation device to vary the intensity of the electric stimulation of the muscle over time, including changing the intensity of the electric stimulation of the muscle so that the muscle tonus is changed.