Device and method for reducing calorie intake
US9220688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/4808
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Devices and methods for substantially reducing the caloric efficiency of the digestive tract by capturing food being digested in the stomach 10 and/or anywhere else in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, absorbing or encapsulating the captured food into multiple capturing members and moving such multiple capturing members containing the ingestible encapsulated food down the GI tract, practically out of reach of the GI absorption organs, thus excluding the entrapped ingredients from being involved in the digestion andor absorption process. The device is designed for oral delivery. The system can be comprised of liquid, food bars or a capsule system. The capsule system is comprised of an external capsule that dissolves in accordance with a temporal or ph dependent preset, which allows the food intake to be at least partially fluidic. The capsule system is further comprised of a mechanism designed to capture and isolate a portion of the food being digested.
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