Gastric pacemaker
Release date: 2012-11-27 Source: Pharmaceutical Economics Small Molecule Peptide,Small Molecule Collagen Peptide,Small Molecule Active Peptide,Molecule Peptide Shaanxi Haibo Biotechnology Co., Ltd , https://www.rozenbio.com
Gastric pacemakers are now used to treat children with gastroparesis.
As early as the 1960s, Western researchers have invented cardiac pacemakers to correct severe heartbeats and help patients recover from normal heartbeats. But many people don't know that cardiac pacemakers have other clinical uses, such as treating mild to moderate stomach cramps. The stomach cramps show that the stomach can't empty the food by itself (into the intestine). After eating, the patient often produces various symptoms such as bloating, belching, nausea, etc., causing malnutrition and even weight loss. There are few cures for stomach cramps on the market. Effective drug.
Several doctors at the National Children's Medical Center at Ohio State University turned a commercially available cardiac pacemaker into a new type of stomach spar. The doctor first implants the skin into the stomach of the patient, and then connects the two electrodes to the stomach wall. After the patient eats, the electrical stimulation signal from the stomach cramps device can stimulate the stomach nerves, strengthen the stomach wall and move the food in the stomach. It is quickly discharged into the small intestine to eliminate symptoms such as bloating and discomfort caused by stomach cramps. According to reports, so many adult and children with stomach cramps in the United States have undergone the implantation of this new type of gastric fistula treatment device, and the effect is very good.