Implantable electroacupuncture system and method for treating dyslipidemia and obesity
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61N-001/375
A61H-039/00
A61N-001/36
A61N-001/372
A61F-005/00
A61N-001/378
출원번호
US-0859098
(2015-09-18)
등록번호
US-9566213
(2017-02-14)
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/ 주소
Greiner, Jeffrey H.
Peterson, David K. L.
Thenuwara, Chuladatta
Chambliss, Stacy Greiner
출원인 / 주소
Valencia Technologies Corporation
대리인 / 주소
ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
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초록▼
An exemplary method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at
An exemplary method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve by way of a central electrode and an annular electrode located on a housing of the electroacupuncture device.
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1. A method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient, comprising: generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty
1. A method of treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient, comprising: generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, andthe electroacupuncture device comprises a central electrode of a first polarity centrally located on a first surface of a housing of the electroacupuncture device and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode; andapplying, by the electroacupuncture device, the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acupoint comprises at least one of acupoints ST36, SP4, ST37, ST40, SP6, SP9, K16, and LR8. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein T3 is at least 10 minutes and less than 60 minutes, and wherein T4 is at least 1440 minutes. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the electroacupuncture device from a device external to the electroacupuncture device, a control command that sets the times T3 and T4 to appropriate values configured to treat the obesity or the dyslipidemia;wherein the generating of the stimulation sessions is performed in accordance with the control command. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving of the control command comprises detecting, with an electromagnetic field sensor included in the electroacupuncture device, a magnetic field generated by the device external to the electroacupuncture device. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the housing is coin-sized and coin-shaped. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the annular electrode is located on the first surface of the housing. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the annular electrode comprises a ring electrode located around a perimeter edge of the housing. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying of the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve further comprises applying the stimulation sessions by way an electrode included on a lead connected to the electroacupuncture device. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising powering electronic circuits within the electroacupuncture device with a battery having an internal impedance of at least 5 ohms. 11. An electroacupuncture device for treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient, comprising: a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient;a central electrode of a first polarity and centrally located on a first surface of the housing;an annular electrode of a second polarity and that surrounds the central electrode on the first surface of the housing, the annular electrode being spaced apart from the central electrode; andpulse generation circuitry located within the housing and electrically coupled to the annular and central electrodes, wherein the pulse generation circuitry generates stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, andapplies the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle,wherein each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, andeach stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes. 12. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, wherein the acupoint comprises at least one of acupoints ST36, SP4, ST37, ST40, SP6, SP9, K16, and LR8. 13. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, wherein T3 is at least 10 minutes and less than 60 minutes, and wherein T4 is at least 1440 minutes. 14. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, further comprising: an electromagnetic field sensor that receives, from a device external to the electroacupuncture device, a control command that sets the times T3 and T4 to appropriate values configured to treat the obesity or the dyslipidemia;wherein the pulse generation circuitry generates the stimulation sessions in accordance with the control command. 15. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, wherein the housing is coin-sized and coin-shaped. 16. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, wherein the annular electrode is located on the first surface of the housing. 17. The electroacupuncture device of claim 11, wherein the annular electrode comprises a ring electrode located around a perimeter edge of the housing. 18. A system for treating obesity or dyslipidemia of a patient, comprising: means for generating, within an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at an acupoint corresponding to at least one of a saphenous nerve and a peroneal nerve of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, andthe electroacupuncture device comprises a central electrode of a first polarity centrally located on a first surface of a housing of the electroacupuncture device and an annular electrode of a second polarity and that is spaced apart from the central electrode; andmeans for applying the stimulation sessions to at least one of the saphenous nerve and the peroneal nerve by way of the central electrode and the annular electrode in accordance with the duty cycle. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the acupoint comprises at least one of acupoints ST36, SP4, ST37, ST40, SP6, SP9, K16, and LR8. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein T3 is at least 10 minutes and less than 60 minutes, and wherein T4 is at least 1440 minutes.
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