TRANSVISCERAL NEUROSTIMULATION MAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

The invention provides a method and device for providing electrical stimulation to a patient's diaphragm (or other organ or tissue) including th e steps of: introducing an endoscope transviscerally (e.g., transgastrically) into the patient's body cavity; delivering an electrode into the patient's body cavity through a lumen of the endoscope; applying suction to attach the electrode to a stimulation site on the diaphragm (or other organ or tissue); and delivering a stimulation pulse to the stimulation site. The stimulation may be repeated at multiple stimulation sites.