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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2006
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas J. Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas J. Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Expanding or foaming adhesives are used to reduce the stomach volume to reduce the caloric intake and weight of a patient. A web structure is attached inside the stomach and an expanding or foaming adhesive is applied to the web structure. The expanding or foaming adhesive attaches to the web structure and to the stomach to partition the stomach. The partition barrier divides the stomach volume into a reduced volume available for food storage and an empty volume that the food cannot enter. The reduced volume enables the patient to feel full faster and reduce caloric intake. A passageway can be provided between the two volumes near the base of the stomach to allow food or fluids to exit from the empty volume.