Device for the treatment of obesity
AssigneeA.M.I. Agency for Medical Innovations GmbH
InventorsTony Kierath, Walter Egle
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Abstract
A device for the treatment of obesity includes at least one first and one second band each with closure means for closing the particular band to form a ring. The first band is connected or is connectable with an enveloping part and is placeable about the esophagus, the stomach or a transition region between the esophagus and the stomach. The second band, also connected or connectable with the enveloping part, is placeable about the stomach distally to the first band and spaced apart from it, and the region of the stomach located between the first and the second band is envelopable by the enveloping part.
Claims19
Device for the treatment of obesity, comprising
- a first band annularly placeable about the stomach with closure means for closing the band to form a ring,
- a second band annularly placeable about the stomach with closure means for closing the band to form a ring, and
- an enveloping part connected or connectable with the first and second band,
- wherein the first band connected or connectable with the enveloping part can be placed about the esophagus, the stomach or a transition region between the esophagus and the stomach, and the second band, also connected or connectable with the enveloping part, is placeable about the stomach distally to the first band (1) and spaced apart from it, and the region of the stomach located between the first and the second band (1, 2) is envelopable by the enveloping part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.