Polymeric microspheres for treatment of obesity

Details Polymeric microspheres for treatment of obesity Polymeric microspheres for treatment of obesity

A - Human Necessities

61

F

A61F 5/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2708031

A system for treating obesity, comprises an injectable compound (106) for intramuscular administration in a pyloric sphincter (210), the injectable compound including a plurality of microspheres and a fluid carrier in which the microspheres (104) are suspended. The system further comprises' an injection device (102) having flexibility sufficient to pass through a working channel of an endoscope into the stomach to an injection location adjacent to the pyloric sphincter, the injection device including a tissue piercing tip and a lumen through which the injectable compound may be delivered.

L'invention concerne un système pour traiter l'obésité comprenant un composé injectable (106) à administrer par voie intramusculaire dans un sphincter pylorique (210), le composé injectable comprenant une pluralité de microsphères (104) en suspension dans un véhicule de type fluide. Le système comprend, en outre, un dispositif d'injection (102) ayant une flexibilité suffisante pour pénétrer dans l'estomac via le canal actif d'un endoscope jusqu'à un site d'injection adjacent au sphincter pylorique, le dispositif d'injection comprenant une pointe pour percer le tissu et une lumière par laquelle le composé injectable peut être délivré.

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