PROF. HAROLD EMIL LEBOVITZ, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at Henderson Ave, Staten Island, NY
License number
New York 149891
Category
Osteopathic Medicine
Type
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Address
Address
416 Henderson Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone
(718) 816-4638
(718) 447-1558 (Fax)
(718) 447-1558 (Fax)
Personal information
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Address
Phone
116 Silver Lake Rd, Staten Island, NY 10301
Staten Island, NY
116 Silver Lake Rd, Staten Island, NY 10301
416 Henderson Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
Professional information
Gastrointestinal Electrical Therapy
US Patent:
2013003, Jan 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb 1, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/576485
Inventors:
IRIT Yaniv - Ramat Gan, IL
Walid Haddad - Haifa, IL
Paul V. Goode - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Harold Lebovitz - Staten Island NY, US
Ricardo Aviv - Wien, AT
Benny Rousso - Rishon Le Zion, IL
Shlomo Ben-Haim - Orangeburg NY, US
Walid Haddad - Haifa, IL
Paul V. Goode - Cherry Hill NJ, US
Harold Lebovitz - Staten Island NY, US
Ricardo Aviv - Wien, AT
Benny Rousso - Rishon Le Zion, IL
Shlomo Ben-Haim - Orangeburg NY, US
International Classification:
A61N 1/36, A61N 1/05
US Classification:
607 62, 607133
Abstract:
Apparatus () for treating a human patient, which includes one or more electrode contact surfaces (), which are configured to be applied to a fundus () of the patient. A control unit () is configured to drive the one or more electrode contact surfaces () to apply an electrical signal to the fundus () that chronically improves a blood glucose level of the patient, in order to treat the patient, without calculating an impedance of tissue of the fundus () based on a sensed parameter that varies in response to the electrical signal, for detecting eating by the patient or a characteristic of food eaten by the patient. Other embodiments are also described.
Method Of Treating A Patient
US Patent:
8588902, Nov 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/450798
Inventors:
Harold Lebovitz - Staten Island NY, US
Paul Goode - Cherry Hills NJ, US
Walid Haddad - Haifa, IL
Shlomo Ben-Haim - Orangeburg NY, US
Irit Yaniv - Ramat-Gan, IL
Benny Rousso - Rishon-LeZion, IL
Paul Goode - Cherry Hills NJ, US
Walid Haddad - Haifa, IL
Shlomo Ben-Haim - Orangeburg NY, US
Irit Yaniv - Ramat-Gan, IL
Benny Rousso - Rishon-LeZion, IL
Assignee:
MetaCure Limited - Hamilton
International Classification:
A61N 1/00
US Classification:
607 3
Abstract:
There is provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention a method of treating diabetic patients comprising measuring a triglyceride level in a diabetic patient and applying a diabetes treatment according to the triglyceride level. Optionally, there is provided a method of screening. Alternatively or additionally, there is provided a method of weight loss. Alternatively or additionally, there is provided a method of relatively reducing HOMA-IR levels. Alternatively or additionally, there is provided a method of relatively reducing blood pressure. An exemplary device to apply the treatment is described.