APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY
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1. An apparatus for treating obesity of an obese patient having a stomach with a food cavity, the apparatus comprising:
- a. at least one volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient, andb. wherein the volume filling device is adapted to be placed inside the stomach wall with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the inside of the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device, the volume filling device having a maximum circumference of at least 30 millimeters.
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Abstract
An volume filling device for treatment of obesity is placed outside the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patient'"'"'s appetite. By providing the volume filling device outside the stomach wall, contact with stomach acids is avoided, thereby increasing the life of the device.
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1. An apparatus for treating obesity of an obese patient having a stomach with a food cavity, the apparatus comprising:
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a. at least one volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient, and b. wherein the volume filling device is adapted to be placed inside the stomach wall with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the inside of the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device, the volume filling device having a maximum circumference of at least 30 millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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