CLOSED LOOP GASTRIC RESTRICTION DEVICES AND METHODS
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1. A system to treat an obese patient comprising:
- a) an adjustable implantable band having a volume of fluid therein and adapted to encircle the stomach;
b) an implantable pressure sensor adapted to measure changes in fluid pressure within the band, the fluid pressure changes related to patient ingestion of food which passes through the lumen of the stomach of the patient;
c) a controller adapted to change the volume of the fluid in the band in response to the changes in fluid pressure within the band; and
d) a gain control associated with the controller, wherein the gain control is adapted to increase or decrease the magnitude of the change in volume.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, methods to sense parameters associated with restriction procedures and/or devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the parameters are sensed directly from the region of the procedure and/or device and in other embodiments, associated neural pathways are sensed. Methods for further optimization of the obesity treatment regimens are also disclosed.
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1. A system to treat an obese patient comprising:
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a) an adjustable implantable band having a volume of fluid therein and adapted to encircle the stomach; b) an implantable pressure sensor adapted to measure changes in fluid pressure within the band, the fluid pressure changes related to patient ingestion of food which passes through the lumen of the stomach of the patient; c) a controller adapted to change the volume of the fluid in the band in response to the changes in fluid pressure within the band; and d) a gain control associated with the controller, wherein the gain control is adapted to increase or decrease the magnitude of the change in volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system to treat an obese patient comprising:
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a) an adjustable implantable band having a volume of fluid therein and adapted to encircle the stomach; b) an implantable sensor for generating an input signal in response to a physiological change in the patient, the implantable sensor selected from the group consisting of a strain gauge sensor, a circumferential tension sensor, a volume sensor;
a temperature sensor, a peristaltic wave sensor, and a pH sensor;c) a controller adapted to change the volume of the fluid in the band in response to the changes in fluid pressure within the band; and d) a gain control associated with the controller, wherein the gain control is adapted to increase or decrease the magnitude of the change in volume. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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