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US 2023/0372134 A1Published application
Gastric vest for restriction of the stomach to treat obesity
AssigneeReshape Lifesciences Inc.
InventorsRaj NIHALANI, Reynz Delina
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Abstract
A gastric vest system for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals. The gastric vest system may include a trapezoidal-shaped vest having a left edge, a right edge, an upper indentation, and a lower indentation, and the trapezoidal-shaped vest is configured to be wrapped around a stomach or a modified stomach of a mammal to cover a lesser curvature and a greater curvature of the stomach or the modified stomach.
Claims21
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A trapezoidal shaped gastric vest, comprising:
- a first edge and a second edge wherein the first edge is configured to be adjacent to the second edge when the trapezoidal-shaped vest is snugly positioned around a stomach or a modified stomach;
- a plurality of tabs inset from the first edge and extending upward from a surface of the trapezoidal-shaped vest;
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- a plurality of connectors extending outward from the second edge of the trapezoidal-shaped vest opposite the first edge, each of the plurality of connectors having a plurality of protrusions for securing to one of the plurality of tabs and configured to be inserted through an opening of the one of plurality of tabs.
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A method for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals, comprising:
- wrapping a trapezoidal-shaped vest around a stomach or a modified stomach of a mammal so that a first edge of the trapezoidal-shaped vest is adjacent to a second edge when the trapezoidal-shaped vest is snugly positioned around the stomach or the modified stomach;
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- securing a plurality of connectors on the trapezoidal-shaped vest to a plurality of tabs on the trapezoidal-shaped vest, the plurality of tabs positioned inset from the first edge and extended upward from a surface of the trapezoidal-shaped vest.
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