Transpyloric anchoring
US9636245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gastrointestinal implant device (2800) comprises a planar proximal element (220) configured to reside in a stomach to resist distal migration, a distal element (222) configured to reside in an intestine to resist proximal migration and one or more tethers (224) coupling the planar proximal element to the distal element.
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