Method for treating morbid obesity
US6540789B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/044
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter. At least one implant is formed in the wall in the vicinity of the pyloric sphincter to inhibit emptying of the stomach.
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