Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activity
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Application No.: US09924935Application Date: 2001-08-08
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Publication No.: US07165551B2Publication Date: 2007-01-23
- Inventor: Stuart D Edwards , David S Utley , Ronald G Lax
- Applicant: Stuart D Edwards , David S Utley , Ronald G Lax
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Curon Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Curon Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/39
- IPC: A61B17/39 ; A61B18/18 ; A61N1/00

Abstract:
An apparatus to treat a sphincter has a support member. A sphincter electropotential mapping device includes a mapping electrode. The sphincter electropotential mapping device is coupled to the support member and configured to detect aberrant myoelectric activity of the sphincter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020143324A1 Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activity Public/Granted day:2002-10-03
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