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Obesity Systems Placed Between the Abdominal Wall and Stomach

  • US 20100204723A1
  • Filed: 03/01/2010
  • Published: 08/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for treatment of obesity, said system comprising:

  • An expandable main body member configured to be positioned adjacent a portion of a stomach of a patient, within the abdominal cavity of the patient;

    An anchor on the expandable main body member configured to fix a portion of said main body member to and in contact with a portion of at least one internal body structure, without piercing through a wall of the stomach;

    A removable, elongate delivery instrument having a handle to guide the expandable main body member to a target location then be removed;

    An adjustment member having a port that is accessible by an instrument to effect expansion or contraction of said main body, said adjustment member configured to be anchored to an abdominal wall or subcutaneously external to the abdominal wall; and

    A conduit connecting said main body with said adjustment member, wherein said expandable main body member is configured to be implanted without piercing through the stomach wall.

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