ELECTROSTIMULATION DEVICE FOR TREATING GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has cylindric electrode capsules with double bottom. Medicine is introduced into the cavity between the outer and inner bottom. The outer bottom has openings. Internally filled electrodes are coated with indifferent insulating material dissociating in some medium within the gastrointestinal tract. The device of this kind only starts operating after the electrode insulating coating being dissolved and medicine delivery starts acting concurrently with electrostimulation. Medicine assimilation is enhanced due to electrostimulation. In moving through the gastrointestinal tract, such electrostimulation device delivers medicine to any part of the tract. When passing the oral cavity, danger arises of being jammed in upper portion of the esophagus or of acute asphyxia to take place. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 7 cl, 1 dwg