An
electrode therapy device (300, 600, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1400', 1400a, 1400b, 1400c, 1600, 1600', 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400) for treating
gastrointestinal tissue or other tissues includes an actuable
electrode deployment
system (310, 610, 710, 810, 910, 912, 1010, 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, 1410', 1410a, 1410b, 1410c, 1610, 1610', 1810, 1910, 2010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 2410), the actuable
electrode deployment
system (310, 610, 710, 810, 910, 912, 1010, 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, 1410', 1410a, 1410b, 1410c, 1610, 1610', 1810, 1910, 2010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 2410) can be attached to the
endoscope (320) and flexible electrodes (366, 666, 766, 1066, 1166, 1266, 1366, 1466, 2466), such as flexible printed circuit strips, can be moved from a collapsed configuration to a deployment configuration in situ with the tissue. When in the retracted configuration, the electrodes are at least partially coiled within the housing (1316, 1416, 1616, 2016, 2116), and the actuating elements (1314, 1414, 1414a, 1414b, 1414c, 1614) are mounted at the proximal end (1306) of the
endoscope or anterior to the distal end (328) of the
endoscope and at least partially located within the housing. Deployment of the electrodes can be automatically stopped or controlled based on a current drawn by the actuating elements, indicating the
mechanical resistance encountered by the electrodes. The electrode
treatment system may include shafts (370, 770, 870, 970, 972, 1370, 1470, 2470) that pass through the working channel (372) of the endoscope and are electrically and / or mechanically connected to a controller (14) and / or an actuating element at the proximal end.