Patent · US Active

Use of an adhesive as an intestinal barrier for bariatrics

US7892220B2 · kind B2 · utility

63Cited by

3References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Craig N. Faller · Batavia, US
Bennie Thompson · Blue Ash, US
Wells D. Haberstich · Loveland, US
Anil K. Nalagatla · Mason, US
Douglas J. Turner · Cincinnati, US
Donna L. Korvick · Maineville, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2006
Grant date	Feb 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M25/0084
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for achieving weight loss in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus has a barrier material and an applicator for dispensing the barrier material about the intestine. An injector is used to place the barrier material to block nutrient transfer from the intestine into the blood stream. The barrier material is a polymerizable adhesive that can be injected interstitially between layers of the intestine, or injected into vascular structures to partially block the flow of blood to the nutrient absorbing layers.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.