Bariatric device and method
US8801599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2033 |
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 patient, 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 at least the abdominal portion of the esophagus and 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 patient to cause at least partial satiety by augmenting fullness caused by food and simulating fullness in the absence of food.
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