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Bariatric device and method

US10792174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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50Claims

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Assignee

BFKW, LLC · US

Inventors

Randal S. Baker · Grand Rapids, US
Paul R. Kemmeter · Ada, US
James A. Foote · Ada, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/045
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bariatric device and method of causing at least partial satiety in a recipient includes positioning a body in a recipient, the body having a wall defining a lumen, the wall configured to generally conform to the shape and size of the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach. Force is exerted with the wall on the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach in the absence of food thereby activating receptors located in the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach, thereby influencing a neurohormonal feedback mechanism of the recipient to cause at least partial satiety by augmenting fullness caused by food and simulating fullness in the absence of food.

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