Gastrointestinal sleeve device and methods for treatment of morbid obesity
AssigneeValenTx, Inc.
InventorsMitchell Dann, Lee Guterman
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, and a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device.
Claims10
A method of treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gastrointestinal sleeve device having an elongate tubular body, with a proximal end and a distal end;
- positioning the gastrointestinal sleeve device in the patient's digestive tract such that the proximal end of the tubular body is positioned at the native gastroesophageal junction to receive ingested food and liquids from the patient's esophagus and the distal end of the tubular body is positioned in the patient's jejunum, and
- attaching the proximal end of the tubular body to the patient at the native gastroesophageal junction.
A method of treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gastrointestinal sleeve device having an elongate tubular body, with a proximal end having a funnel opening and a distal end, wherein at least a portion of a wall of the tubular body is porous;
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- positioning the gastrointestinal sleeve device in the patient's digestive tract such that the proximal end of the tubular body is positioned at the native gastroesophageal junction to receive ingested food and liquids from the patient's esophagus and the distal end of the tubular body is positioned in the patient's jejunum.
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