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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Janel Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
Daniel Dongelmans, Oxnard, CA (US);
Inventors:
Janel Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
Daniel Dongelmans, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0013 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bariatric device for use in inducing weight loss, comprising a cardiac element, a pyloric element, and a connecting element between the two other elements, wherein the connecting element provides structure between the cardiac and pyloric elements, keeping them largely in place and at least intermittently touching and applying pressure to the stomach's cardiac, adjacent fundic and pyloric regions, respectively, which produces a satiety signal to the user, giving the recipient a feeling of fullness and reducing his or her hunger feelings.