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US 7,608,578 B2Granted
Obesity controlling method
AssigneeTemple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorLarry S. Miller
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Abstract
A method of controlling obesity by injecting bio-compatible bulking material into the pyloric sphincter area of the stomach. The injection of this material bulks the pyloric sphincter, retarding stomach emptying and producing a feeling of satiation in the patient. The method may be supplemental and augmented by inducing flaccid paralysis of the stomach by injecting botulinum toxin into the muscle tissue of the antrum or fundus of the stomach.
Claims8
A method of treating obesity comprising:
- injecting a bio-compatible bulking material submucosally or intramuscularly into the pyloric area of the stomach in an amount sufficient to cause the lumen of pylorus to narrow and slow gastric emptying;
- sewing the pylorus to narrow the lumen;
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- treating the pylorus wherein a laser or thermal device is placed through the biopsy channel and the pylorus is scarred with said device to narrow the lumen.
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