Gastrointestinal device for treating obesity and diabetes

Gastrointestinal device for treating obesity and diabetes

Apparatus is provided, including an ingestible capsule, one or more electrodes coupled to the capsule, and a control unit configured to maintain the capsule in a vicinity of a designated site of a subject by driving at least a subset of the electrodes to apply a current that induces reverse intestin...

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Hauptverfasser: BENARIE JACOB, KHAWALED RADWAN, GROSS YOSSI
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus is provided, including an ingestible capsule, one or more electrodes coupled to the capsule, and a control unit configured to maintain the capsule in a vicinity of a designated site of a subject by driving at least a subset of the electrodes to apply a current that induces reverse intestinal peristalsis in the subject. Other embodiments are also described.