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Intrapace Abiliti Gastric Stimulator for the Treatment of Obesity

Published on December 22, 2011 by David Prutchi in Gastric Stimulation, Intrapace, Mir A Imran (InCube), Obesity

Intrapace was founded in Mountain View, CA by Mir Imran in 2001 to develop an implantable system for the treatment of obesity. Once implanted and activated, the Abiliti system is designed to detect when a person consumes food or drink. When food or drink is detected, the system delivers a series of low-energy electrical impulses to the

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AIMD Companies Founded by Mir A. Imran (InCube)

Published on December 19, 2011 by David Prutchi in Atrial Flutter/Fib, Corhythm, Intrapace, Mir A Imran (InCube), Neurolink, Obesity, Pain, Spinal Modulation

Mir A. Imran (born 1956, Hyderabad, India), is an Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Imran has formed 19 companies since the early 80s and holds over 140 patents. He is the founder and Chairman of InCube Laboratories, Inc., a research laboratory and business incubator for medical and technology companies Currently, four InCube companies are focusing

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