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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William L. Athas, Durham, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dan Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William L. Athas, Durham, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dan Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Barosense, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling appetite by means of a satiation device is disclosed. The device, which includes a flexible webbing defining proximal and distal openings and a biasing structure, is attached to the patient's stomach with the proximal opening positioned adjacent and below the patient's gastro-esophageal junction. The biasing structure imparts pressure against the wall of the patient's stomach adjacent the gastro-esophageal junction.