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Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch

  • US 20040158331A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2003
  • Published: 08/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of positioning a prosthetic device within a patient having an esophagus, a stomach, and a gastro-esophageal junction region, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a prosthetic device having a proximal opening and a central passage;

    securing the prosthetic device at the gastro-esophageal junction region of the patient, with the prosthetic device oriented such that food ingested by the patient passes from the esophagus into the proximal opening and through the central passage, and exits the prosthetic device through an exit orifice into the interior of the stomach; and

    modifying the size of the exit orifice.

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