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Patent US8219201 - Smooth muscle controller for controlling the level of a chemical in the ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus that comprises at least one electrode adapted to be placed adjacent to a portion of smooth muscle (200) and a controller for electrifying the electrode with a non-excitatory electric field (210) which does not generate excitation of the smooth muscle. The non-excitatory electric field affects...http://www.google.com/patents/US8219201?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8219201 - Smooth muscle controller for controlling the level of a chemical in the blood streamAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8219201 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/736,183Publication dateJul 10, 2012Filing dateApr 17, 2007Priority dateJul 16, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2296632A1, DE69737367D1, DE69737367T2, DE69739334D1, EP0996482A1, EP0996482A4, EP0996482B1, EP1779890A2, EP1779890A3, EP1779890B1, EP1779890B8, US6571127, US6947792, US7120497, US7221978, US7765008, US7966071, US8805507, US9265930, US20030055465, US20030055466, US20030055467, US20070185540, US20080051849, US20080058889, US20080058891, US20140330333, WO1999003533A1Publication number11736183, 736183, US 8219201 B2, US 8219201B2, US-B2-8219201, US8219201 B2, US8219201B2InventorsShlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Maier Fenster, Bella Felzen, Isaac ShemerOriginal AssigneeMetacure LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (159), Non-Patent Citations (36), Referenced by (1), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSmooth muscle controller for controlling the level of a chemical in the blood stream
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