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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2011
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Denzel Z. Herrera-davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr., Middletown, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Alessandro Pastorelli, Rome, IT;
Galen C. Robertson, Durham, NC (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, Ii, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
James A. Woodard, Jr., Mason, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr., Middletown, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Alessandro Pastorelli, Rome, IT;
Galen C. Robertson, Durham, NC (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher W. Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
James A. Woodard, Jr., Mason, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Hamburg, DE;
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices create an intestinal braking effect, are non-invasive or minimally invasive, and may be reversible. These methods and devices are accomplished via stabilized implantable systems, and ingestible pills. In one embodiment, the implantable system comprises a device delivering a therapeutic substance to a target location within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient in order to initiate an intestinal braking effect which would promote sensations of satiety and stimulate excess weight loss for the patient.