METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING OBESITY AND GERD BY INTUSSUSCEPTING A PORTION OF STOMACH TISSUE

Described here are devices and methods for intussuscepting a portion of s tomach tissue. Typically the intussusception is created at a position near, but distal to the gastroesophageal junction, and a pouch (1000) capable of s toring a volume (from about 0 cc up to abou 100 cc) is created proximal t...

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Hauptverfasser:	TZVETANOV, IVAN T, BLUNDO, JENNIFER T, HSU, CHARLES S, ZHANG, FAN, BUXBAUM, DARIN H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Described here are devices and methods for intussuscepting a portion of s tomach tissue. Typically the intussusception is created at a position near, but distal to the gastroesophageal junction, and a pouch (1000) capable of s toring a volume (from about 0 cc up to abou 100 cc) is created proximal the intussuscepted tissue (1002). In this way, the amount of food that may be in gested is reduced, helping to ameliorate GERD symptoms, and aiding in weight loss efforts Some of the devices described here include an expandable membe r and at least one suction inlet. In these devices, the expandable member is expanded to create a proximal cavity into which the stomach tissue is pulle d (e.g., using suction), thereby creating the intussusception.