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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
James T. Mckinley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Fiona M. Sander, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
James T. McKinley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Fiona M. Sander, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Endosphere, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to devices that are stabilized at an intraluminal residence site in the gastrointestinal tract by their conformation, including dimensions of length and curvature. The device as a whole corresponds to the conformation of the residence site; more particularly, the curved or angled portions correspond to the curved or angled portions of the residence site and do not conform to an immediately proximal or distal site. In some embodiments, the conformationally stabilized device may effect a change in the residence site shape that contributes to stability of the device. Some embodiments are directed toward curbing appetite and/or reducing food intake, other embodiments may be directed toward other therapeutic ends. Some embodiments of the device are designed to reside wholly in the duodenum; others reside principally within the duodenum but extend proximally into the gastric antrum, while other embodiments are designed to reside elsewhere within the gastrointestinal tract.