EP 3071291 A1 20160928 - SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Title (en)
SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Title (de)
SYSTEME ZUR ELEKTRISCHEN STIMULATION VON BIOLOGISCHEN SYSTEMEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈMES DE STIMULATION ÉLECTRIQUE DE SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201361906815 P 20131120
- US 201361906812 P 20131120
- US 2014066565 W 20141120
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2015077425A1] Systems and methods for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) include at least one electrically stimulating electrode coupled to a pulse generator. Individuals with GERD are treated by implanting a stimulation device within and/or proximate the patient's lower esophageal sphincter, gastric fundus, or other nearby gastrointestinal structures and applying electrical stimulation to the patient's lower esophageal sphincter and/or fundus, in accordance with certain predefined protocols. Electrical stimulation provided by the disclosed systems results in an increase in the length of the high pressure zone of the LES and/or modulation of the receptive relaxation response of the fundus to decrease gastric pressure, creating a longer barrier to the reflux of gastric contents or increasing functional lower esophageal pressure respectively, thereby treating GERD.
IPC 8 full level
A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61N 1/36007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61N 1/3614 (2017.07 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2015077425 A1 20150528; AU 2014352977 A1 20160609; CN 105899256 A 20160824; EP 3071291 A1 20160928; EP 3071291 A4 20170802
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2014066565 W 20141120; AU 2014352977 A 20141120; CN 201480072302 A 20141120; EP 14863570 A 20141120