Bariatric device and method
US9839545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
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 recipient 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 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 recipient to cause at least partial satiety by augmenting fullness caused by food and simulating fullness in the absence of food.
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