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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046085 | Controlled vagal blockage therapy A method for treating at least one of a plurality of disorders characterized at least in part by vagal activity includes positioning an electrode around a body organ innervated by the vagus. An electrical signal is applied to the electrode to modulate vagal activity... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7643887 | Abdominally implanted stimulator and method An retaining device for attaching to a contractile organ such as a digestive tract organ or stomach is provided. One aspect may include a lead for stimulating a digestive organ. The device may be an electrical stimulation device configured to deliver electrical sign... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7519433 | Gastrointestinal stimulation lead An implantable lead device and method for implanting the lead, wherein the lead device electrically stimulates tissue within a patient's body and more particularly the lead device stimulates gastrointestinal tissue. The implantable lead may be inserted through the t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509175 | Method and devices for stimulation of an organ with the use of a transectionally placed guide wire Devices, systems and methods are provided for electrical stimulation of a body organ, particularly within the gastrointestinal tract. In preferred embodiments, the stomach is the organ within the gastrointestinal tract which is targeted for such stimulation. A guide... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7509174 | Gastric treatment/diagnosis device and attachment device and method A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7483754 | Endoscopic instrument system for implanting a device in the stomach An endoscopic delivery system is provided to deliver a functional device through the esophagus and into the stomach where it is attached the stomach wall The endoscopic instruments attach or remove the attachment devices and functional devices from the stomach and m... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7463934 | Implantable medical device with captivation fixation An implantable intramuscular lead system, such as for use as a gastric lead, and method of use in which electrodes along the lead are imbedded in tissue. First and second anchors are mounted on an elongate lead. At least the second anchor is movable along the length... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7444183 | Intraluminal electrode apparatus and method A patient is treated with electrode positioned within a lumen of an esophagus of the patient and positioned at a mucosal layer of the esophagus. An electrical signal is applied to the electrode to to create a neural conduction block on a vagal trunk external to the ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430450 | Device and method for treating obesity A device and method are provided for treating obesity by implanting an electrode in the duodenum and stimulating the duodenum with a stimulator, causing the pylorus to contract. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422587 | Systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the body Systems and methods deploy a therapeutic or diagnostic element into contact with a body tissue region. The systems and methods can sense position of the therapeutic or diagnostic element relative to a targeted tissue region without direct or indirect visualization, ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7400929 | Device and method for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion device, by insertion through a body opening, positions the energy trans... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371215 | Endoscopic instrument for engaging a device A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating a patient is provided where a functional device is attached to a stomach wall. The device in one embodiment provides electrical stimulation of the stomach wall. The device may also have other functional aspects... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369894 | Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by electrical stimulation of the sacral and/or pudendal nerves Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of tissue volumes at two or more locations adjacent sacral nerves or portions thereof, and/or pudendal nerves of portions thereof. Two... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344535 | Devices and methods for treatment of luminal tissue Devices and methods are provided for treatment of tissue in a body lumen with an electrode deployment device. Embodiments typically include a device with a plurality of electrodes having a pre-selected electrode density arranged on the surface of a support. The supp... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326199 | System and method for flexible architecture for dermatologic treatments utilizing multiple light sources A system and method for providing light treatments to a patients skin, which could include both dermal and epidermal regions. The system and method utilize multiple hand pieces where each hand piece can deliver light from a different light source. The system and met... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293563 | Systems and methods for applying a selected treatment agent into contact with tissue to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract Systems and methods that treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract by applying one or more treatment agents to tissue at or near the region where abnormal neurological symptoms or abnormal tissue conditions exist. The treatment agent is selected to either disrup... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291140 | System and method for low average power dermatologic light treatment device The invention comprises a system and method for providing for pulses or relatively low energy light to an area of skin being treated. Typically, these low energy pulses will include shorter wavelength light, and will provided for multiple pulses of light for the are... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7252665 | Ablation of stomach lining to reduce stomach acid secretion The invention provides methods and devices to reduce stomach acid secretion in a patient with a hyper acid condition. For example, the invention may involve ablation of the stomach lining to destroy acid-producing cells. Destroying acid-producing cells may reduce th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214233 | Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach Methods and devices for maintaining a space-occupying device in a fixed relationship relative to a patient's stomach by manipulation of the stomach. In one variation, two or more regions of the stomach wall are brought into approximation with one another and secured... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211094 | Magnetic anchoring devices Magnetic anchoring devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of a patient are attached to its interior wall by magnetically coupling. Such expandable devices, like inflatable balloons, comprise at least one magnetic device, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7177693 | Gastric stimulation for altered perception to treat obesity In general, an implantable medical device is disclosed for generating and applying an electric stimulation signal to a portion of a patient's gastrointestinal tract to induce symptoms of gastroparesis in the patient without substantially reducing normal stomach moti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167750 | Obesity treatment with electrically induced vagal down regulation At least one of a plurality of disorders of a patient characterized at least in part by vagal activity innervating at least one of a plurality of organs of the patient is treated by a method that includes positioning a neurostimulator carrier around a body organ of ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165551 | Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activity An apparatus to treat a sphincter has a support member. A sphincter electropotential mapping device includes a mapping electrode. The sphincter electropotential mapping device is coupled to the support member and configured to detect aberrant myoelectric activity of... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160294 | Systems and methods for treating hemorrhoids Systems and methods treat hemorrhoids by introducing a treatment device into the anal canal to extend above a hemorrhoidal plexus and adjacent a tissue region containing blood vessels that feed the hemorrhoidal plexus. The systems and methods operate the treatment d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7127295 | Device and method for placement of electrodes in the GI tract The device and method for placement of an instrument, specifically electrodes, in the GI tract allows for placement of electrodes for gastric electrical stimulation into the gastric wall using endoscopic techniques. The device has one or more electrodes disposed on ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125407 | Sphincter treatment apparatus A sphincter treatment apparatus includes an elongated member having at least one lumen including an inflation lumen and a basket assembly with first and second arms. The basket assembly is coupled to the elongated member and has deployed and non-deployed configurati... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120498 | Method and device for securing a functional device to a stomach A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107100 | Aendoscopic instrument system@ A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076305 | Gastric device and instrument system and method A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7054690 | Gastrointestinal stimulation device A fixation device for holding stimulating electrodes in electrical contact with the wall of a portion of the gastrointestinal tract is provided. In one embodiment, the fixation device includes an expandable member that fixes the electrodes in electrical contact with... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043307 | Device and method for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion device, by insertion through a body opening, positions the energy trans... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7020531 | Gastric device and suction assisted method for implanting a device on a stomach wall A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating a patient is provided where a functional device is attached to a stomach wall. The device in one embodiment provides electrical stimulation of the stomach wall. The device may also have other functional aspects... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020526 | Electronic gastro-intestinal stimulation device A non-invasive percutaneously acting apparatus for relieving constipation or diarrhea and appropriately stimulating peristaltic movement in the human gastro-intestinal (GI) tract. The apparatus includes an annular or toroidal shaped hollow housing having a working s... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016735 | Gastric anchor and method A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008419 | Surgical instruments and techniques for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the LES with collagen matrices to altere the biomechanics of the LES to pr... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974456 | Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptors The present invention comprises a method of treating a sphincter that provides a sphincter electropotential mapping device with at least one of a mapping electrode or a treatment electrode. The sphincter electropotential mapping device is introduced into at least a ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971395 | Sphincter treatment method A method of forming a composite lesion pattern in a tissue region at or near a sphincter comprising providing a catheter having a plurality of energy delivery devices coupled to the catheter. The catheter is introduced at least partially into the sphincter. Energy i... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6952613 | Implantable gastrointestinal lead with active fixation Active fixation, gastrointestinal leads adapted to be implanted within the body at a site of the GI tract to conduct electrical stimulation from an implantable or external gastrointestinal stimulator to the site and to conduct electrical signals of the GI tract from... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6901295 | Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter A method and apparatus for electrical stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is provided. Electrode sets are placed in the esophagus in an arrangement that induce contractions of the LES by electrical stimulation of the surrounding tissue and nerves. Th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6889076 | Device and procedure for controlling the extent of intra-abdominal fat in the monitoring of an individual's slimming The device (1) for controlling the extent of intra-abdominal fat in the monitoring of an individual's slimming, comprises one electrical signal generator (2) connected to at least one first pole (3), associable to the stomach surface, and a seco... | 05/03/2005 |
