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US 2008/0292691 A1Published application
Bariatric magnetic apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof
AssigneeGorham Enterprises LLC
InventorGreg A. Lloyd
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Abstract
A bariatric procedure or delivery apparatus is configured in such a way to deter premature passing of magnetic members through the pylorus. In other exemplary embodiments, the magnetic apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic members, having one of a variety of configurations, wherein plural magnetic poles are disposed on a surface of the apparatus.
Claims26
A bariatric procedure, comprising:
- delivering a plurality of individual ingestable magnetic, space-filling portions, which portions magnetically come together within the stomach of a human patient to form a resulting structure that provides therapeutic bariatric benefit to the patient, further comprising delivering a predetermined amount of protein/peptide so as to induce closure of the pylorus of the stomach and thereby retain such space-filling portions within the stomach to promote magnetic assembly of the plurality of magnetic, space-filling portions.
A bariatric apparatus, comprising:
- an ingestable magnetic, space-filling portion, which portion is configured to magnetically come together within the stomach of a human patient with other such ingestible, magnetic, space-filling portions to form a resulting structure that provides therapeutic bariatric benefit to the patient, wherein the space-filling portion is provided with a predetermined amount of protein/peptide at least partially there-around so as to induce closure of the pylorus of the stomach and thereby retain such space-filling portions within the stomach to promote magnetic assembly of the plurality of magnetic, space-filling portions.
A bariatric apparatus, comprising:
- an ingestable magnetic, space-filling portion, which portion is configured to magnetically come together within the stomach of a human patient with other such ingestible, magnetic, space-filling portions to form a resulting structure that provides therapeutic bariatric benefit to the patient, wherein the space-filling portion is provided with a six-poled magnetic member or assembly therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.