Electronic device for weight control
US9084663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P3/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Orally administrable polymer-carrying units for expanding in a stomach of a mammal to fill a space in the stomach, the polymer-carrying units including: a carrier; a plurality of polymer molecules expandable in aqueous solutions, releasably coupled to the carrier; and means for selectively decoupling the polymer molecules from the carrier so that the polymer molecules and carrier are released in the stomach, are provided.
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