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Methods and apparatus for treatment of obesity

a technology for obesity and treatment methods, applied in the field of methods and apparatus for treating obesity, can solve the problems of reducing the size of the stomach, increasing the health problem of obesity,

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-20
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[0005]The ultimate objective is, of course, substantial weight loss by the patient as a result of a substantial decrease in the ghrelin hunger signal transmitted through the vagal nerve branches. Thus, the success of the procedure described herein will, to some extent, be patient-dependent and, in some patients, it may be necessary to interrupt both the afferent and efferent vagal branches.

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Obesity has become an ever-increasing health problem.
Both such procedures are now well known, but they are invasive in nature and involve reducing the size of the stomach.

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[0023]Before turning to the manner in which the present invention functions, it is believed that it will be useful to briefly review the anatomy of the stomach and the esophagus. The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach and which passes through the diaphragm. The top end of the esophagus is the narrowest part of the entire digestive system and is encircled by a sphincter (circular muscle) that is normally closed but can open to allow the passage of food. There is a similar sphincter at the point where the esophagus enters the stomach. The walls of the esophagus consist of strong muscle fibers arranged in bundles, some circular and others longitudinal. The inner lining of the esophagus consists of smooth squamous epithelium (flattened cells).

[0024]As shown in FIG. 1, the esophagus 1 extends through the diaphragm 2 into the stomach 3. Vagal nerve branches extend from the stomach along the outer wall of the esophagus to the brain. At the lower e...

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Abstract

Method and apparatus for treating obesity by use of transesophageal delivery of energy to interrupt the function of vagal nerves.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Obesity has become an ever-increasing health problem. While such voluntary weight reduction programs as dieting and exercise have been helpful for some, many obese persons have required surgery to address their obesity problem. Two such surgical procedures are vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. Both such procedures are now well known, but they are invasive in nature and involve reducing the size of the stomach. While these procedures have demonstrated a reasonable level of efficacy, there has remained a need for an obesity treatment that would not involve the patient trauma of invasive surgery and would yet be effective.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is, in general, directed to the treatment of obesity by creating an interruption of the vagal nerve, preferably in the region of the esophagus, by minimally or noninvasive means. While the present invention is not to be tied to any particul...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61N7/00A61B18/18A61B18/14A61N7/02
CPCA61B18/1477A61N7/02A61B2018/00482A61B18/1492
Inventor ALDRICH, WILLIAMMILLER, DAVID
Owner ENDOVX
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