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Obesity treatment

  • US 10,226,372 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2010
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for treating obesity in a human or animal mammal patient, the apparatus comprising:

  • two or more volume filling device segments configured to assemble to an implantable ball-shaped volume filling device configured to be invaginated in a stomach wall of the patient, such that a volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device, wherein at least two of said two or more volume filling device segments comprises;

    a connecting portion comprising at least one flat surface for connecting to another volume filling device segments, anda rounded outer surface portion configured to become part of an outer surface of the assembled ball-shaped volume filling device, whereinsaid assembled volume filling device is configures to dissembled into its volume filling device segments if the volume filling device leaves its invaginated stomach position, and wherein said volume filling device segments are adapted to separately pass through the food passageway, thereby reducing risk for causing obstruction/ileus in the patient'"'"'s intestine.

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