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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Gi Dynamics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andy H. Levine, Newton, MA (US);
David A. Melanson, Hudson, NH (US);
John C. Meade, Mendon, MA (US);
Assignee:
GI Dynamics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00238 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8483 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9528 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the pyloric portion of the gastrointestinal system and extends beyond the ligament of Treitz. All food exiting the stomach is funneled through the device. The gastrointestinal device includes an anchor for anchoring the device in the pyloric portion and a flexible sleeve that extents into the duodenum. The anchor is collapsible for endoscopic delivery and removal.