SATIATION DEVICES AND METHODS
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1. A method for inducing weight loss in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pouch having a proximal opening and a distal opening;
positioning at least a portion of the pouch within the stomach of a patient;
securing the proximal portion of the pouch within the gastro-esophageal junction region such that the proximal opening receives food from the esophagus and such that the distal opening is positioned within the stomach; and
causing food ingested by the patient to flow from the esophagus into the proximal opening, and out the distal opening into the stomach.
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Abstract
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis positionable at the gastro-esophageal junction region, preferably below the z-line. In a method for inducing weight loss, the prosthesis is placed such that an opening at its proximal end receives masticated food from the esophagus, and such that the masticated food passes through the pouch and into the stomach via an opening in its distal end.
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1. A method for inducing weight loss in a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a pouch having a proximal opening and a distal opening; positioning at least a portion of the pouch within the stomach of a patient; securing the proximal portion of the pouch within the gastro-esophageal junction region such that the proximal opening receives food from the esophagus and such that the distal opening is positioned within the stomach; and causing food ingested by the patient to flow from the esophagus into the proximal opening, and out the distal opening into the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for inducing weight loss in a patient, the apparatus comprising:
a pouch having a proximal opening and a distal opening, the pouch proportioned such that when the proximal opening is positioned at the gastro-esophageal junction region of a patient, the distal opening opens into the stomach such that food from the esophagus passes directly into the proximal opening, passes through the pouch and then into the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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