Internally placed gastric restriction device

Details Internally placed gastric restriction device Internally placed gastric restriction device

A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 2/90 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2569433

Various devices for reducing the size of a passageway, such as, in an exemplary embodiment, a gastrointestinal passageway are provided. The device generally includes a cylindrical member, serving as a restriction element, having proximal and distal ends, at least one of which can be adapted to couple to a wall of the gastrointestinal passageway such that the size of the passageway decreases. In use, the restriction element is selectively configurable in a first, inactivated position and a second, activated position, such that a diameter of the restriction element is larger in the activated position than in the inactivated position, and the size of the passageway can be controlled. A method of suppressing appetite using such a device is also provided.

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