Gastric electromagnetic band controlled by automatic eating detection
OwnerEdy E. Soffer, Jeffrey Conklininventors
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a gastric band in response to the detection of eating in a subject. The band is positioned in a subject around the subject's stomach. In one method, the band is adjusted in response to changes in electrical activity of the subject's lower esophageal sphincter. Changes in electrical activity can be monitored by a monitoring unit, which can send signals to the band to open or close depending on the changes in electrical activity.
Claims32
A method for controlling a band implanted within a subject and around the subject's stomach, comprising
- adjusting the band in response to changes in electrical activity of the subject's lower esophageal sphincter.
A system for a subject, comprising a monitoring unit that monitors electrical activity changes of the subject's lower esophageal sphincter;
- and an adjustable band implantable within the subject and around the subject's stomach and that responds to signals from the monitoring unit about the electrical activity changes.
A band implantable within a subject and around the subject's stomach, comprising
- two jaws hinged by a rotating axis on one side of the jaws;
- and
- two electromagnets on the other side of the jaws, one electromagnet for closing the jaws, the other electromagnet for keeping the jaws closed.
A band implantable within a subject and around the subject's stomach, comprising
- a plurality of electromagnetic segments arranged end-to-end in a series, each segment comprising a rod connected to an electromagnet;
- and
- a locking electromagnetic segment connected to one or both ends of the series.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.