Method for treating morbid obesity
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Silverman, Alan Stein
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Abstract
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter. At least one implant is formed in the wall in the vicinity of the pyloric sphincter to inhibit emptying of the stomach.
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A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a lower esophageal sphincter, a stomach and a pyloric sphincter formed by a wall, said stomach having a volume, comprising (a) partitioning said stomach thereby reducing the volume of the stomach and (b) forming at least one implant in said wall.
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a lower esophageal sphincter, a stomach and a pyloric sphincter formed by a wall, said stomach having a volume, comprising (a) partitioning said stomach to create a tubular extension of the esophagus that extends through a portion of the stomach and (b) forming at least one implant in said wall.
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a lower esophageal sphincter, a stomach and a pyloric sphincter formed by a wall, said stomach having a volume, comprising (a) partitioning the stomach such that a portion of the stomach is excluded from use and the volume of the stomach is reduced and (b) forming at least one implant in said wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.