Caloric bypass device
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsRobert Anthony Rousseau, Kevin Shaun Weadock
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Abstract
A novel caloric bypass device that is inserted through the oral cavity and into the digestive tract of a human is disclosed. The device is deliverable as either a unitary or modular structure that preferentially directs a significant volume of the high calorie fluidic components of the chyme through the digestive tract, preventing exposure to the absorptive tissues of the digestive tract and, in some forms, stimulates negative feedback to the patient when simple sugars and carbohydrates are consumed. Also disclosed is a novel method of reducing or restricting caloric intake using this device to prevent or minimize contact with the absorptive tissues of the digestive tract.
Claims8
A caloric bypass device, comprising:
- an expandable device having a proximal end, a distal end, an upper region near the proximal end, a lower region near the distal end, and a narrow region between the upper and lower region, wherein the narrow region has a smaller outer dimension than the upper and lower regions, and wherein the expandable device has a hollow interior and a porous outer surface in fluid communication with said hollow interior;
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- an extension tube extending from the distal end and having a channel therethrough, wherein the extension tube channel is in fluid communication with the hollow interior of the expandable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.