Surgical placement of customized abdominal vagus nerve stimulating and gastrointestinal serosal surface recording electrodes

Abstract Bioelectronic medical approaches to control vagus nerve-to-organ signaling have the potential to treat cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal (GI) and metabolic diseases, such as obesity. Unlike cervical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), abdominal VNS could provide specific therapeutic control...

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Published in:Journal of surgical case reports 2021-10, Vol.2021 (10)
Main Authors: Horn, Charles C, Wong, Liane, Shepard, Brook S, Gourash, William F, McLaughlin, Bryan L, Fisher, Lee E, Ahmed, Bestoun H
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Bioelectronic medical approaches to control vagus nerve-to-organ signaling have the potential to treat cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal (GI) and metabolic diseases, such as obesity. Unlike cervical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), abdominal VNS could provide specific therapeutic control of the GI tract without off-target effects on thoracic organs; however, surgical approaches for abdominal VNS electrode placement are not well established. Moreover, optimal device configurations and additional placement of GI recording electrodes for closed-loop control are largely unknown. We designed VNS cuff and GI planar serosal electrodes and tested placement of these devices in laparoscopic surgery in two cadavers. We determined that electrode positioning on the ventral abdominal vagus nerve and gastric antrum was feasible but other sites, such as the duodenum and proximal stomach, were more difficult. The current investigation can guide potential placement and design of VNS cuff and GI electrodes for development of closed-loop GI therapeutic devices.
ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjab463