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Apparatus for treating obesity by extracting food

a technology of food and apparatus, applied in the direction of catheter, application, wound drain, etc., can solve the problems of significant weight loss in obese patients, and achieve the effects of facilitating weight loss, less invasive, and convenient operation

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-23
ASPIRE BARIATRICS
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[0004]The present invention is directed to apparatuses and methods for treating obesity or facilitating weight loss. A passageway is introduced into a patient's upper digestive system such that it passes through the patient's abdominal wall. The patient is allowed to carry out his / her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the passageway. This approach is less invasive than the procedures discussed above, easy to perform, easy to reverse and has successfully resulted in significant weight loss in obese patients.

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This approach is less invasive than the procedures discussed above, easy to perform, easy to reverse and has successfully resulted in significant weight loss in obese patients.

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[0025]In the present invention as shown in FIG. 1, a transabdominal tube 1 is placed through a patient's abdominal wall such that a distal end portion 17 of the tube 1 is disposed inside the stomach 3 of the patient and a proximal end portion 16 of the tube 1 extends out from the skin 5 of the patient. The tube 1 preferably has a diameter that is 20 to 36 French in size (1 French=⅓mm). Most preferably, the diameter is greater than 28 French and the tube resists collapsing when extraction is performed. Optionally, the tube 1 may be stiffened, made durable and less collapsible by, for example, braiding the tube using nylon. Alternatively, the tube may be wrapped with wire material. Suitable materials for the tube 1 include polyurethane, silicone and other similar materials. The tube 1 may be opaque.

[0026]A retention member is attached to the tube 1 to prevent the tube 1 from falling out of the patient. In one embodiment, the retention member is inflatable such as the inflation portion...

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[0050]FIG. 6 illustrates the present invention in which a feeling of satiety is created in the patient by inflating the balloon anchor. Creating a feeling of satiety curbs the patient's hunger and desire to eat food thereby allowing the patient to eat less and lose weight. As shown in FIG. 6, the inflation portion 2, which is the retention member that holds the tube 1 in the patient's stomach, also serves the function of decreasing stomach capacity to create a feeling of satiety when it is inflated. The inflation portion 2 may be variably inflated by adding or removing fluid through the inflation lumen 26 of the tube 1 (shown in FIG. 1C).

[0051]FIG. 7 shows an axial cross sectional view of the tube 1 extending out from the skin 5 of the patient in which the removal lumen 25 and the inflation lumen 26 are visible. In a feature which may be incorporated into any of the various embodiments of the present invention, a valve 15 is provided at the proximal end portion 16 of the tube 1 in t...

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[0053]FIG. 8 illustrates the present invention showing a tube having two balloons attached to that portion of the tube that is disposed within the patient's upper digestive system. The balloon anchor 2 is expandable to about 10 ml and is positioned up against the stomach wall to prevent the tube 1 from falling out. The inflatable balloon 29 is expandable from about 100 ml to about 850 ml and may be expanded intermittently to limit the capacity of the stomach. For example, the balloon 29 may be inflated via an inflation lumen prior to a meal to create the sensation of being full. After the meal, the balloon 29 may be deflated to prevent chronic accommodation. An electrically or a manually operated pump may be used to cause the inflation.

[0054]The tube 1 in this embodiment has a long inner tube length of about 10 cm or longer and a diameter of 28 French (9.3 mm) in size or greater. The tube 1 may have multiple holes 32 in the sidewall of its distal end portion 17 as shown in FIG. 8 an...

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his / her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects.

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[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 191,449, filed Jul. 27, 2005, which (a) is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 702,194, filed Nov. 4, 2003, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 423,645, filed Nov. 4, 2002; and (b) claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 600,496, filed Aug. 10, 2004 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 618,346, filed Oct. 12, 2004. Each of the above-identified applications are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Obesity is a major health problem in the United States and other countries. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994) reported that approximately 20-25% of Americans are obese, while another study estimated the percentage of overweight Americans to be between 60% and 65% (Flegal K M, Carroll M D, Ogden C L, Johnson C L “Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2000” ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61M1/00A61F2/04A61F5/00A61F13/15A61J15/00
CPCA61M1/008A61M1/0062A61M1/0068A61F5/0076A61M1/0082A61M25/04A61F5/004A61J15/0015A61M1/0023A61F2002/044A61M27/002A61M2210/1053A61F5/003A61M1/0072A61M1/81A61M1/82A61M1/84A61M1/772A61M1/73
Inventor KLEIN, SAMUELSOLOMON, STEPHEN B.SHIKE, MOSHEKAMEN, DEANAMBROGI, MICHAELALTOBELLI, DAVID E.YEATON, ERIC
Owner ASPIRE BARIATRICS
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