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Implantable device to treat obesity

US10376399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE · FR

Inventors

Michele Diana · Savigny, CH
Peter Halvax · Pécs, HU
Fernand Martel · Offlanges, FR
Bruno MUTET · La Wantzenau, FR
Lee L. Swanstrom · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2014
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2005/002
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable device to treat obesity and a method of using the same, the device (31) is able to create a repetitive mechanical constraint on a gastrointestinal organ wall and includes: an energy source (36), and a mechanical stimulation element (35).

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