GASTROENTERIC TRACT STIMULATOR Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: stimulator has axially magnetized permanent magnet made as flat disc and enclosed is casing manufactured of biologically inert material. Disc diameter is at least twice as high as its height. Airtight casing on side of magnet end-faces is made convex as parts of sphere. Permanent magnet may be formed from discs of variable thickness which contact each other by opposite poles. Stimulator is introduced into gastroenteric tract of man by swallowing. Magnetic field causes reaction in form of peristalsis which moves stimulator along intestine with simultaneous action on internal organs. EFFECT: enhanced stimulation of gastroenteric tract. 4 cl, 1 dwg