ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,761, issued on Nov. 11.
"Electrical stimulation system for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders" was invented by Paul V. Goode (Round Rock, Texas) and Virender K. Sharma (Paradise Valley, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for treating a gastrointestinal condition of a patient includes minimally invasively implanting a modular or non-modular stimulation system in a patient's treatment site. The treatment site is in or on a gastric wall and electrical stimulation is provided to the gastric wall to improve a function or pressure a lower esophageal sphincter of the patient. Electrical stimulation is provided...