METHOD FOR TREATING MORBID OBESITY
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1. A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter formed by a wall comprising the step of forming at least one implant in the wall in the vicinity of the pyloric sphincter to inhibit emptying of the stomach.
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A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter. At least one implant is formed in the wall in the vicinity of the pyloric sphincter to inhibit emptying of the stomach.
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- 1. A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter formed by a wall comprising the step of forming at least one implant in the wall in the vicinity of the pyloric sphincter to inhibit emptying of the stomach.
- 8. A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach formed by a wall comprising the step of forming at least one implant in the wall of the stomach to provoke longer periods of satiety.
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