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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arne Jakobsson, Antibes, FR;
Assignee:
Kirk Promotions Limited, St. Johns, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128898 ; 128897 ; 606151 ; 606157 ; 606213 ; 606228 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient by dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient, applying a band to form a loop around the lower part of the Esophagus and displacing an upper part of the stomach through the loop, thereby forming a small pouch above the band wherein the final position of the band is above the Bursa Omentalis.