Method and instrument for treating obesity
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1. An instrument for placing an inflatable device, adapted to stretch a part of the stomach wall of a patient, in connection with said stomach wall, said instrument comprising:
- a stomach holding device adapted to be brought in engagement with at leat two separate portions of the stomach wall,a stomach shaping device adapted to move a part of the stomach wall arranged between said at least two separate portions so as to create a recess in the stomach wall,an insertion member adapted to insert the inflatable device in a non-inflated state into the stomach and place the inflatable device in the recess, anda fixating member adapted to assist in the fixation of said inflatable device to the stomach wall,wherein each of the stomach holding device, the stomach shaping device, the insertion member and the fixating member has a shape and size that allows it to be inserted into the stomach via an esophagus of the patient.
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Abstract
A gastroscopic method of treating obesity of a patient using a device adapted to stretch a part of the stomach wall of said patient. The method comprising the steps of: inserting said device into the stomach of said patient through the esophagus, placing said device in contact with the stomach wall and fixating said device to the stomach wall such that said device can stretch a part of said stomach wall.
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1. An instrument for placing an inflatable device, adapted to stretch a part of the stomach wall of a patient, in connection with said stomach wall, said instrument comprising:
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a stomach holding device adapted to be brought in engagement with at leat two separate portions of the stomach wall, a stomach shaping device adapted to move a part of the stomach wall arranged between said at least two separate portions so as to create a recess in the stomach wall, an insertion member adapted to insert the inflatable device in a non-inflated state into the stomach and place the inflatable device in the recess, and a fixating member adapted to assist in the fixation of said inflatable device to the stomach wall, wherein each of the stomach holding device, the stomach shaping device, the insertion member and the fixating member has a shape and size that allows it to be inserted into the stomach via an esophagus of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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