Patent ID: 8046085

Claim:
A method for treating at least one of a plurality of disorders of a patient where the disorders are characterized at least in part by vagal activity innervating at least one of a plurality of alimentary tract organs of said patient at an innervation site, said method comprising: positioning a neurostimulator carrier around a body organ of said patient where said organ is innervated by at least a vagal trunk or branch and with an electrode disposed on said carrier and positioned at said vagal trunk or branch; applying an electrical signal to said electrode to modulate vagal activity by an amount selected to treat said disorder; said electrical signal is applied at a frequency selected for said signal to create a neural conduction block to said trunk or branch at a blocking site with said neural conduction block selected to at least partially block nerve impulses on said trunk at said blocking site; discontinuing said application of said electrical signal; and repeating said application of said signal and said discontinuing of said signal with durations of said discontinuing and said application selected to treat said disorder.