Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-29
2009-02-10
Schaetzle, Kennedy J. (Department: 3766)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
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07489969
ABSTRACT:
Obesity is treated by applying a non-ablative, non-systemic therapy to a vagus nerve of an obese patient at a site below a vagal innervation of a heart. The therapy is selected to at least partially down-regulate a neural activity on the vagus nerve of the obese patient. The therapy is applied in a manner to down-regulate at least afferent signals on the vagus nerve.
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Conrad Timothy R.
Knudson Mark B.
Tweden Katherine S.
Wilson Richard R.
EnteroMedics Inc.
Kowalchyk Katherine M.
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Reidel Jessica
Schaetzle Kennedy J.
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