Challenges for the design of an endoscopically implanted electrostimulator.
Year: 2011
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Gastrointestinal stimulator implants have recently shown positive results in helping obese patients to achieve healthier nutrition. However, to place the implant, the patient currently needs to go through a surgical procedure. Endoscopic implantation has the benefit over laparoscopies and bariatric surgeries to be non-invasive. It could be used to place the gastric stimulator in the stomach. However, the implant then needs to go through the oesophagus, which implies new constrains on the size and the weight of the device. This paper presents a project that aims to design such an implant and assess the electrical and mechanical challenges involved in such a design.
Language: English
Topic: Wireless Body Area Networks
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1498892525