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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Peter Forsell, Bouveret, CH;
Inventor:
Peter Forsell, Bouveret, CH;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0083 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00561 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/308 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 5/0003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2005/002 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0023 (2013.01); A61F 5/0026 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0033 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61F 5/004 (2013.01); A61F 5/0043 (2013.01); A61F 5/0046 (2013.01); A61F 5/005 (2013.01); A61F 5/0063 (2013.01); A61F 5/0069 (2013.01); A61F 5/0073 (2013.01); A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 5/0086 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating obesity of an obese patient having a stomach with a food cavity, the apparatus comprising at least one volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient. The volume filling device is adapted to be placed inside the stomach wall with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the inside of the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device, the volume filling device having a maximum circumference of at least 30 millimeters.