Patent ID: 7580751

Claim:
A stimulation device for electrical stimulation of a target location of a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the device comprising: a device housing sized for introduction into a gastrointestinal tract; an electrical pulse generator, mounted within the device housing, to generate an electrical stimulation waveform; one or more electrodes electrically coupled to the electrical pulse generator and mounted to the device housing to deliver the electrical stimulation waveform to the gastrointestinal tract; a fixation structure which attaches the stimulation device to the target location of the gastrointestinal tract; a biodegradable connector, wherein the device housing is attached to the connector via a chemical connection; and an attachment device, different from the fixation structure, coupled to the biodegradable connector, wherein the stimulation device is configured to be tethered to an area around the target location using the attachment device.