Methods, instruments and devices for extragastric reduction of stomach volume
US8382775B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.
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