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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Janel Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
Janel Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A bariatric devicefor use in inducing weight loss, comprising a lower stomach elementwhich contacts the lower stomach at least intermittently to produce a satiety signal to the user, giving a feeling of fullness and reducing hunger. The lower stomach elementmay be combined with a positional elementextending into the upper stomach to maintain the device's position for at least intermittent contact with the lower stomach. Alternatively, first and second elementsmay be symmetrically attached to the positioning element, so that the device can orient itself either way in the stomach. The lower stomach, first, or second elementsmay have a restriction element to slow gastric filling or emptying, to produce a satiety signal. In any of the embodiments, the bariatric device may be adjustable, either manually, automatically or remotely, to optimally size and/or position the device.