System for treating obesity and implant therefor

A - Human Necessities – 61 – B

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A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 2/02 (2006.01) A61F 5/00 (2006.01) A61N 1/08 (2006.01) A61N 1/378 (2006.01)

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CA 2488640

The invention concerns a system for treating obesity comprising a gastric implant for controlling food absorption and a control equipment, the gastric implant including a ring (6) for enclosing the esophagus and a powered control means (8) for adjusting the extension of said ring, as well as an inductance coil (20) for non-contact powering of said powered control means. The invention is characterized in that the inductance coil of the implant is integrated in the implant and the control equipment comprises means for adjusting transmission power and in that the implant includes an electronic circuit delivering a response signal to a command transmitted by the control equipment.

La présente invention concerne un système pour la traitement de l'obésité comprenant un implant gastrique pour le contrôle de l'absorption alimentaire et un équipement de commande, l'implant gastrique comportant un anneau (6) apte à enserrer l'.oelig.sophage et un moyen de commande motorisé (8) pour l'ajustement de l'extension dudit anneau, ainsi qu'une bobine d'induction (20) pour l'alimentation sans contact du moyen de commande motorisé caractérisé en ce que la bobine d'induction de l'implant est intégrée à l'implant et en ce que l'équipement de commande comporte des moyens pour l'ajustement de la puissance d'émission et en ce que l'implant comporte un circuit électronique délivrant un signal de réponse à une commande transmise par l'équipement de commande.

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