METHOD FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD

• US 20100106130A1
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aspire Bariatrics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aspire Bariatrics, Inc.
• Inventors: Klein, Samuel, Solovay, Kenneth S., Solomon, Stephen B., Shike, Moshe
• Granted Patent: US 9,055,995 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/044 Oesophagi or esophagi or gullets
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/003 inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/004 remotely adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 15/0015 Gastrostomy feeding-tubes insertion tools or methods A61B17/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/73 comprising sensors or indicators for physical values
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/772 operating alternately
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/81 Piston pumps, e.g. syringes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/82 Membrane pumps, e.g. bulbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/84 Drainage tubes; Aspiration tips for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/90; for surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/85 with gas or fluid supply means, e.g. for supplying rinsing fluids or anticoagulants for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92, A61M1/94; combined with tracheal tubes A61M16/0463; dental instruments with combined rinsing and aspirating A61C17/0208
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/87 Details of the aspiration tip, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/1053 Stomach

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. An artificial obstruction is introduced into the patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal tract, and a tube is positioned that passes through a patient'"'"'s abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects.

Claims

1. A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:

(a) positioning an artificial obstruction in the patient'"'"'s digestive system;

(b) positioning a tube that passes through the patient'"'"'s abdominal wall into the patient'"'"'s stomach;

(c) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient'"'"'s stomach; and

(d) waiting until after the patient has finished ingesting the food and subsequently extracting the food from the patient'"'"'s stomach through the tube.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of repeating steps (c) and (d) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of keeping the tube in the patient for at least one month and repeating steps (c) and (d) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) comprises waiting about 20 minutes and subsequently extracting the food from the patient'"'"'s stomach through the tube.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (d), the food is extracted by pumping the food out of the patient'"'"'s stomach through the tube.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring how much food is extracted in step (d).

7. A method of achieving weight loss in a patient comprising the steps of:

(a) positioning an artificial obstruction in the patient'"'"'s digestive system;

(b) introducing a passageway into a stomach of the patient such that the passageway passes through the patient'"'"'s abdominal wall;

(c) allowing the patient to ingest food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the patient'"'"'s stomach; and

(d) waiting for partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the patient'"'"'s stomach, and subsequently extracting the food from the patient'"'"'s stomach through the passageway.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of repeating steps (c) and (d) until the patient has lost at least 40 pounds.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of keeping the tube in the patient for at least one month and repeating steps (c) and (d) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the patient.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein step (d) comprises waiting about 20 minutes and subsequently extracting the food from the patient'"'"'s stomach through the passageway.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the introducing step comprises positioning a tube that passes through the patient'"'"'s abdominal wall into the patient'"'"'s stomach.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein in step (d), the food is extracted by pumping the food out of the patient'"'"'s stomach through the tube.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of monitoring how much food is extracted in step (d).

14. A method of achieving weight loss in a person having an artificial obstruction in the person'"'"'s digestive system and a passageway into the person'"'"'s stomach that passes through the person'"'"'s abdominal wall, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) ingesting food and allowing the ingested food to accumulate in the person'"'"'s stomach;

(b) waiting for (i) the passage of the food through the person'"'"'s digestive system to be slowed by the artificial obstruction and (ii) partial digestion of the ingested food to occur in the person'"'"'s stomach; and

(c) extracting the food from the person'"'"'s stomach through the passageway subsequent to step (b).

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of repeating steps (a) through (c) until the person has lost at least 40 pounds.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of keeping the passageway in the person for at least one month and repeating steps (a) through (c) at least 20 times to achieve weight loss in the person.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein step (b) comprises waiting about 20 minutes.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein in step (c), the food is extracted by pumping the food out of the person'"'"'s stomach through the passageway.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of monitoring how much food is extracted in step (c).