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US 8,540,780 B2Granted
Devices and methods for altering eating behavior
AssigneeSvip 2 LLC
InventorsTidhar Shalon, Guy Kotlizky
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Abstract
A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device includes a device body which is attachable to GI tract tissue of a subject and functions in altering an eating behavior thereof.
Claims12
A method of altering eating behavior of a subject comprising:
- (a) providing a device body configured for partially blocking a pyloric aperture and sized for shuttling through a pylorus, said device body being attached to a tether having a length;
- (b) selecting a tissue position in the stomach for anchoring an end of said tether, said tissue position being selected such that said length of said tether enables at least a portion of said device body to shuttle between a duodenum and said stomach;
- (c) anchoring said end of said tether by penetrating tissue of said stomach at said tissue position.
A method of altering eating behavior of a subject comprising:
- (a) providing a device body sized for shuttling through a pylorus, said device body being attachable to a tether having a length;
- (b) selecting a tissue position in the stomach for anchoring an end of said tether, said tissue position being selected such that said length of said tether enables said device body to shuttle between a duodenum and said stomach when attached to said tether;
- (c) anchoring said end of said tether by penetrating tissue of said stomach at said tissue position;
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- (d) attaching said device body to said tether.
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A method of altering eating behavior of a subject comprising:
- (a) providing a device body configured for partially occluding a duodenum and being attached or attachable to a tether having a length;
- (b) selecting a tissue position in the stomach for anchoring an end of said tether, said tissue position being selected such that said length of said tether enables at least a portion of said device body to reside within said duodenum;
- (c) anchoring said end of said tether by penetrating tissue of said stomach at said tissue position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.