Endoscopic implantable device and method for the apposition of the stomach walls for reducing the stomach internal volume in a weight loss surgery procedure

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-04-26
FOGEL ROBERTO
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[0018]A main object of the present invention is to provide an implantable device for reducing the stomach volume without

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Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy.
The medical costs attributable to obesity are almost entirely a result of costs generated from treating the diseases that obesity

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[0045]The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the claims. For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “rear”, “right”, “front”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theo...

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The present invention is referred to an endoscopic implantable device for the apposition of the stomach walls for reducing the stomach internal volume, comprising a cylindrical elongated body comprising two hinged halves, each of which having a plurality of suction nozzles and a set of aligned grabbing teeth. Said suction nozzles have a fluid communication with a suction port of the endoscopic apparatus used to place said device into the patient's stomach, and the mentioned teeth of each half cooperate between each other to grab and keep the walls of the stomach together until the device is dissolved by the gastric fluids present in the stomach. The purposed invention also comprises a method for joining internal body tissue.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates generally to an endoscopic implantable device and method capable of delivering, during a weight loss surgery procedure, a functional device through the patient's esophagus and to the stomach where it is attached to the stomach walls. More particularly, the present invention is referred to an endoscopic implantable device for the apposition of the stomach walls by delivering the device to the stomach, opening it up, creating a suction effect for attracting the stomach walls, closing it and leaving the device into the stomach reducing the internal volume of the stomach. Even more particularly, the present invention is referred to a method for the apposition of different types of tissue, including but not limited to, the stomach walls, fistulas, hemorrhages, etc.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may...

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IPC IPC(8): A61F2/04
CPCA61F5/0086
Inventor FOGEL, ROBERTO
Owner FOGEL ROBERTO
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