Patents
US 10953224 B2: Devices and methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders
- Granted
- 2021-03-23
- Filed
- 2018-12-19 application 16225215
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for stimulating the release of satiety hormone in a subject comprises a stimulus device which is implantable in the subject and adapted to apply an electrical stimulus to a tissue of a gastrointestinal system of said subject, and a detection device which is implantable in the subject and adapted to continuously monitoring at least one of a mechanical characteristic and an electrical characteristic of the subject to detect an ingestion of food by said subject, wherein the detection device cooperates with the stimulus device such that the stimulus device applies said electrical stimulus in response to a detected ingestion of food.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210323.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 1,347 patents | US company or organization | Cincinnati, OH | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY. INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toralf Bork | Enges, CH | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rocco Crivelli | Neuchâtel, CH | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mathilde Miguras | Le Locle, CH | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Martin Pfleiderer | Auvernier, CH | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yanik Tardy | Neuchâtel, CH | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason L. Harris | Lebanon, OH | 1286 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark S. Ortiz | Milford, OH | 123 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N1/36007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F5/0026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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