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Electronic device for weight control

US9084663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2014
Grant dateJul 21, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 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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