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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Institut Hospitalo-universitaire DE Chirurgie Mini-invasive Guidee Par L'image, Strasbourg, FR;
Inventors:
Michele Diana, Vaud, CH;
Peter Halvax, Pecs, HU;
Fernand Martel, Offlanges, FR;
Bruno Mutet, Haguenau, FR;
Lee Swanstrom, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0059 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0013 (2013.01); A61F 5/0063 (2013.01); A61F 5/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2005/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable device to treat obesity and a method of using the same, the device () is able to create a repetitive mechanical constraint on a gastrointestinal organ wall and includes: an energy source (), and a mechanical stimulation element ().