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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Fractyl Health, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Biasella, Medford, MA (US);
Sara Morneau, Lincoln, MA (US);
Jay Caplan, Boston, MA (US);
Michelle Riches, Leominster, MA (US);
Philip Levin, Storrs, CT (US);
Ryan Cahill, Scituate, MA (US);
Keith Boudreau, North Andover, MA (US);
Harith Rajagopalan, Wellesley Hills, MA (US);
Brendan Zarechian, Reading, MA (US);
Jeffrey Lesica, Holliston, MA (US);
R. Maxwell Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Nottingham, NH (US);
Fractyl Health, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices and methods for performing medical procedures in the intestine of a patient are provided. A medical device for performing a treatment and/or a diagnostic procedure can include an elongate shaft assembly comprising at least a shaft assembly first section comprising a distal section of the shaft assembly, and a shaft assembly second section proximal to the first section, and a functional assembly positioned on the shaft assembly first section. Additional sections of the shaft assembly can be included, and each section can comprise a different construction, such as to achieve a different stiffness as described herein. Variable stiffness along the length of the shaft assembly can be provided to aid in translation of the device through the patient's GI tract (e.g. through the stomach and into the small intestine), as described herein.