Method and apparatus for gastric restriction of the stomach to treat obesity
AssigneeAnteromed, Inc.
InventorRaj Nihalani
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to a method and apparatus to treat obesity. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention relates to tucking a portion of the greater curvature of the stomach inwards, and covering the stomach around the greater curvature and lesser curvature with a silicone skirt to induce satiety and reduce the volume of the stomach body.
Claims20
A gastric restraining device for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals, comprising:
- a skirt having a top portion, a bottom portion, a left portion, and a right portion, the skirt made of a silicon material and configured to be tightly positioned around a tucked-in stomach of a mammal so that the left portion is in contact with the right portion when the skirt is tightly positioned around the stomach;
- a first connector attached to the right portion of the skirt;
- and
- a second connector attached to the left portion of the skirt, the second connector attachable to the first connector.
A gastric constriction or restraining device for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals, comprising:
- an elastomeric sheet formed in the shape of a cylinder and having a top portion, a bottom portion, a left portion, and a right portion, the sheet configured to be wrapped around a tucked-in stomach of a mammal so that the left portion is in contact with the right portion when the sheet is wrapped around the stomach;
- a first connector attached to the right portion of the sheet;
- a second connector attached to the left portion of the sheet, the second connector attachable to the first connector;
- a connecting strap having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the connecting strap configured to be attached to the top portion of the sheet;
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- a collar configured to be attached to the upper portion of the connecting strap, the collar further configured to be placed around a lower esophageal portion of the mammal.
A method for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals by gastric constriction or restraining, comprising:
- tucking a portion of the greater curvature of a stomach inward to reduce the volume of the stomach body so that the tucked portion occupies a portion of the stomach;
- placing a balloon along the outer wall of the greater curvature of the stomach within the tucked-in portion;
- placing a flexible elastomeric sheet around the stomach so that a portion of the sheet encircles the stomach and covers the tucked-in portion;
- connecting two opposing ends of the sheet so that the sheet constricts a portion of the stomach around the greater curvature of the stomach and the lower curvature of the stomach;
- placing an upper collar around a lower esophageal portion of the stomach;
- placing a first connecting strap between the sheet and the upper collar;
- placing a lower collar near a pyloric lower end of the stomach;
- and
- placing a second connecting strap between the sheet and the lower collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.