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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Johann Neisz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cole Chen, Ventura, CA (US);
Sean Miller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Josiah Verkaik, Rocklin, CA (US);
Johann Neisz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cole Chen, Ventura, CA (US);
Sean Miller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Josiah Verkaik, Rocklin, CA (US);
ValenTx, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device includes a gastrointestinal cuff and a gastrointestinal sleeve. The cuff may be configured to be attached in the esophagus, and may be sufficiently flexible to expand and collapse to conform with the inside of the esophagus to allow the esophagus to function substantially normally. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to the cuff, and may be made of a material that is floppy or flaccid but does not substantially expand radially.