DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF TREATING OBESITY USING DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC IMPLANTS

DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF TREATING OBESITY USING DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC IMPLANTS

Implants for treatment of obesity may be placed within the stomach and/or esophagus or around the outside surface of the stomach and/or esophagus. The implants comprise at least a portion constructed of a shape memory material. The implants are thus adapted to be implanted in a deformed shape, and t...

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Hauptverfasser: HENSON, MICHAEL, R, SHAOLIAN, SAMUEL, LEMBO, NICHOLAS, J, MOADDEB, SHAHRAM, SHAOULIAN, EMANUEL
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Implants for treatment of obesity may be placed within the stomach and/or esophagus or around the outside surface of the stomach and/or esophagus. The implants comprise at least a portion constructed of a shape memory material. The implants are thus adapted to be implanted in a deformed shape, and then to be transformed through the application of activation energy into a memorized shape. The shape and/or size transformation induces a change in shape of the stomach and/or esophagus, thus altering the normal digestive path of food entering the patient's gastrointestinal tract.