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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Brett E. Swensgard, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael D. Auld, West Union, OH (US);
Celeste L. Huster, Blaine, MN (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Torax Medical, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for rerouting flow through the small intestine of a patient with an implanted artificial sphincter that encircles a portion of the small intestine. The small intestine includes a duodenum, a jejunum extending from the duodenum, and an ileum extending from the jejunum. The method includes providing the artificial sphincter in an open state to thereby permit intestinal flow through the encircled portion of the small intestine such that the intestinal flow passes through the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. The method further includes, in response to a user-activated electrical input, transitioning the artificial sphincter to a closed state to constrict the encircled portion of the small intestine and thereby redirect intestinal flow from a first portion of the small intestine to a second portion of the small intestine such that the intestinal flow bypasses at least a portion of the jejunum.