US 12,226,303 B2
Apparatus and method for treating obesity
Peter Forsell, Bouveret (CH)
Filed by Peter Forsell, Bouveret (CH)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/779,685.
Application 16/779,685 is a continuation of application No. 12/865,061, granted, now 10,548,752, previously published as PCT/SE2009/000052, filed on Jan. 29, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/006,719, filed on Jan. 29, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2020/0246169 A1, Aug. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/04 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0083 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00561 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/308 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01); A61F 5/0003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2005/002 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0023 (2013.01); A61F 5/0026 (2013.01); A61F 5/0033 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61F 5/004 (2013.01); A61F 5/0043 (2013.01); A61F 5/0046 (2013.01); A61F 5/005 (2013.01); A61F 5/0063 (2013.01); A61F 5/0069 (2013.01); A61F 5/0073 (2013.01); A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 5/0086 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treating obesity of an obese patient having a stomach with a food cavity, the apparatus comprising:
at least one volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient and having an outer surface adapted to rest against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises
at least two implantable operable stretching device adapted to stretch at least two different portions of the patient's stomach wall, and
an operation device for non-invasively operating the stretching device when implanted, to stretch the stomach wall portion such that satiety is created wherein the operable stretching device is adapted to be placed against the outside of the stomach wall.