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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Mitchell Dann, Wilson, WY (US);
Joshua Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);
Greg Fluet, Jackson, WY (US);
Lee Guterman, Amherst, NY (US);
Jonathan Kagan, Hopkins, MN (US);
Paul Swain, London, GB;
Gerard Von Hoffmann, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
James Wright, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Mitchell Dann, Wilson, WY (US);
Joshua Butters, Chandler, AZ (US);
Greg Fluet, Jackson, WY (US);
Lee Guterman, Amherst, NY (US);
Jonathan Kagan, Hopkins, MN (US);
Paul Swain, London, GB;
Gerard von Hoffmann, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
James Wright, Carpinteria, CA (US);
ValenTx, Inc., Carpinteria, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for attachment of an endolumenal gastrointestinal device, such as an artificial stoma device, a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve or other therapeutic or diagnostic device, within a patient's digestive tract. In one application of the invention, an endolumenal bypass sleeve is removably attached in the vicinity of the gastroesophageal junction to treat obesity and/or its comorbidities, such as diabetes. The bypass sleeve may be at least partially deployed by eversion.