About Gastric Electrical Stimulation
Our Enterra® neurostimulator is about the size of a pocket watch. It sends mild electrical pulses to your lower stomach that may provide relief from chronic nausea and vomiting caused by gastroparesis of diabetic or idiopathic origin.
What Is It?
Gastric electrical stimulation is intended to treat chronic, drug-refractory nausea and vomiting associated with gastroparesis of diabetic or idiopathic origin. The effectiveness of gastric electrical stimulation for this use has not been demonstrated.
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Our Gastroparesis Product
The Enterra neurostimulator is a small device (about the size of a pocket watch) implanted beneath the skin, usually in the lower abdomen. It sends mild electrical impulses to the stomach for the treatment of chronic, intractable (drug refractory) nausea and vomiting secondary to gastroparesis of diabetic or idiopathic etiology.
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Probable Benefit and Risks
Risks include, but are not limited to: infection, stomach wall penetration, migration/erosion of the neurostimulator, programming difficulty, undesirable change in stimulation, hemorrhage, hematoma, migration of the lead, abdominal pain, seroma, concomitant muscle stimulation, allergenic or immune system response to implanted materials, loss of therapeutic effect, and gastrointestinal complications including small bowel obstruction.
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Questions and Answers
Always contact your doctor with questions you have about your therapy, medications, physical activity, recommended diet, follow-up visits, and other concerns. Talk to your doctor about whether gastric electrical stimulation may be right for you.
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Personal Stories
Read about the experiences of people who have received our products and therapies. You’ll learn first-hand what life was like for these particular patients, both before and after treatment.
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Humanitarian Device: The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.
Information on this site should not be used as a substitute for talking with your doctor. Always talk with your doctor about diagnosis and treatment information.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2008
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