Patent ID: 6612983
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A screening test for using gastroelectric stimulation to affect pancreatic exocrine secretion in a patient, comprising:measuring a pancreatic response of a patient; stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient; waiting a natural response time after the step of stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient; measuring the pancreatic response after waiting the natural response time; calculating the difference between the pancreatic response measured before the step of stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient and the step of waiting the natural response time after the step of stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient; deciding whether there is potential efficacy in using a gastroelectric stimulator to affect pancreatic exocrine secretions in the patient by evaluating the difference calculated in the step of calculating the difference between the pancreatic response measured before the step of stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient and the step of waiting the natural response time after the step of stimulating naturally the pancreatic secretion of the patient.