In Vivo Validation of a Less Invasive Gastrostimulator

Laurent Lonys*, Anne Vanhoestenberghe, Vincent Huberty, Martin Hiernaux, Nicolas Cauche, Nicolas Julémont, Adrien Debelle, François Huberland, Vicente Acuña, Carmen Godfraind, Jacques Devière, Alain Delchambre, Pierre Mathys, Stefan Deleuze, Antoine Nonclercq

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal stimulator implants have recently shown promising results in helping obese patients lose weight. However, to place the implant, the patient currently needs to undergo an invasive surgical procedure. We report a less invasive procedure to stimulate the stomach with a gastrostimulator. After attempting fully endoscopic implantation, we more recently focused on a single incision percutaneous procedure. In both cases, the challenges in electronic design of the implant are largely similar. This article covers the work achieved to meet these and details the in vivo validation of a gastrostimulator aimed to be endoscopically placed and anchored to the stomach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E213-E221
JournalArtificial Organs
Volume41
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2017

Keywords

  • Obesity
  • —Design and implementation
  • —Gastric electrical stimulation
  • —Implanted gastric stimulator
  • —In vivo validation

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