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EXPANDABLE PYLORIC ANCHORS AND METHODS FOR SECURING INTESTINAL BYPASS SLEEVES

  • US 20120065571A1
  • Filed: 11/17/2011
  • Published: 03/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A gastrointestinal device for implanting within a pylorus, a duodenal bulb, and a duodenum of a patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal tract, the implant comprising:

  • a first expandable anchoring ring formed from stranded wire, the first expandable anchoring ring having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration the first expandable anchoring ring has a diameter larger than a maximum opening diameter of the pylorus;

    a second expandable anchoring ring formed from stranded wire, the second expandable anchoring ring having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration the second expandable anchoring ring has a diameter larger than a maximum opening diameter of the pylorus; and

    an intestinal bypass sleeve coupled to the first expandable anchoring ring and the second expandable anchoring ring, so as to allow a distance between the anchoring rings to exceed a width of the pylorus.

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