Method for treating obesity by extracting food
AssigneeAspiration Medical Technology, LLC
InventorsSamuel Klein, Stephen B. Solomon, Moshe Shike
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Abstract
To treat obesity, a tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. This approach is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects.
Claims54
A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a tube that passes through the patient's abdominal wall into the patient's stomach, wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting until after the patient has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the tube;
- and
- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.
A method of limiting absorption of food comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a tube that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into a patient's stomach, wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting until after the patient has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the tube;
- and
- (d) keeping the tube in the patient for at least one month and repeating steps (b) and (c) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.
A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting until after the patient has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.
A method of limiting absorption of food comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting until after the patient has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.
A method of achieving weight loss in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the person's stomach;
- (b) waiting until after the person has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the person has lost at least 40 pounds,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
A method of limiting absorption of food in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the person's stomach;
- (b) waiting until after the person has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the person,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food;
- (c) extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway, wherein initiation of the extracting step occurs after the ingested food has accumulated in the patient's stomach and after the patient has finished ingesting the food;
- and
- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.
A method of limiting absorption of food comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food;
- (c) extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway, wherein initiation of the extracting step occurs after the ingested food has accumulated in the patient's stomach and after the patient has finished ingesting the food;
- and
- (d) keeping the tube in the patient for at least one month and repeating steps (b) and (c) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.
A method of achieving weight loss in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food;
- (b) extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway, wherein initiation of the extracting step occurs after the ingested food has accumulated in the person's stomach and after the patient has finished ingesting the food;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the person has lost at least 40 pounds,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
A method of limiting absorption of food in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food;
- (b) extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway, wherein initiation of the extracting step occurs after the ingested food has accumulated in the person's stomach and after the patient has finished ingesting the food;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting for partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the patient's stomach, and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.
A method of limiting absorption of food comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a passageway into a stomach of a patient whose gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed such that the passageway passes through the patient's abdominal wall;
- (b) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient's stomach;
- (c) waiting for partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the patient's stomach, and subsequently extracting the food from the patient's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (d) keeping the tube in the patient for at least one month and repeating steps (b) and (c) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.
A method of achieving weight loss in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the person's stomach;
- (b) waiting for partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the person's stomach, and subsequently extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the person has lost at least 40 pounds,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
A method of limiting absorption of food in a person having a passageway into the person's stomach that passes through the person's abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) ingesting food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the person's stomach;
- (b) waiting for partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the person's stomach, and subsequently extracting the food from the person's stomach through the passageway;
- and
- (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss,
- wherein the patient's gastrointestinal tract is unobstructed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.