Non-injection port food intake restriction device
First Claim
1. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
- an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity;
a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of the restriction opening, and wherein said hydraulic operation means comprises an activatable pump for pumping fluid between said reservoir and said cavity of said restriction member; and
wherein said pump comprises a first activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said reservoir to said cavity of said restriction member and a second activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said cavity to said reservoir; and
wherein at least one of said first and second activating members are operable by magnetic means, or by hydraulic means, or by electric control means such as an electric motor.
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Abstract
A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprises an elongated restriction member forming an expandable and contractible cavity formed into an at least substantially closed loop defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of the cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity. A reservoir containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to the cavity of the restriction member, and a hydraulic operation device for distributing fluid from the reservoir to the cavity to expand the cavity and for distributing fluid from the cavity to the reservoir to contract the cavity, are also implanted in a patient with morbid obesity and operated from outside the patient'"'"'s body in a non-invasive manner. A non-inflatable restriction member may alternatively be use, and hydraulically adjusted.
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Citations
112 Claims
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1. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity;
a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of the restriction opening, and wherein said hydraulic operation means comprises an activatable pump for pumping fluid between said reservoir and said cavity of said restriction member; and
wherein said pump comprises a first activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said reservoir to said cavity of said restriction member and a second activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said cavity to said reservoir; and
wherein at least one of said first and second activating members are operable by magnetic means, or by hydraulic means, or by electric control means such as an electric motor.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 47)
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39. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity, a reservoir implanted in the patient defining a chamber for a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, and hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of said restriction opening, wherein said reservoir defines a chamber for said predetermined amount of fluid and said hydraulic operation means changes the size of said chamber, and wherein said hydraulic operation means comprises first and second wall portions of said reservoir, which are displaceable relative to each other to change the volume of said chamber of said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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48. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity, a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, and hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of said restriction opening, said hydraulic operation means comprising an activatable pump for pumping fluid between said reservoir and said cavity of said restriction member, wherein said pump comprises a first activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said reservoir to said cavity of said restriction member and a second activation member for activating said pump to pump fluid from said cavity to said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity, a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, and hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of said restriction opening, wherein said hydraulic operation means comprises a servo means. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity, a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid connected to said cavity of said restriction member, hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of said restriction opening, and a wireless remote control means for controlling said hydraulic operation means and for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient'"'"'s body to energy consuming implanted components of the food intake restriction device. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprising:
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an elongated restriction member implanted in the patient forming an expandable and contractible cavity, said elongated restriction member formed into an at least substantially closed loop surrounding the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, the size of which is reduced upon expansion of said cavity and increased upon contraction of said cavity, a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connected to said cavity of said restriction member, hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for distributing fluid from said reservoir to said cavity to expand said cavity, and for distributing fluid from said cavity to said reservoir to contract said cavity, to thereby control the size of restriction opening, a battery implanted in the patient for powering implanted electric components of the food intake restriction device, a switch implanted in the patient for switching the electric connection between said battery and said electric components, and a wireless control means for wireless transmission of energy from outside the patient'"'"'s body to energy consuming implanted components of the food intake restriction device including said switch. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A. method of treating a patient with morbid obesity, comprising:
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inflating the patient'"'"'s abdomen with gas by penetration of the patient'"'"'s skin;
introducing at least two laparoscopic trocars into the abdomen;
using the trocars to introduce into the abdomen one or more medical instruments and an elongated restriction member of a food intake restriction device having a cavity that can be expanded and contracted by the supply of hydraulic fluid thereto;
forming the restriction member into an at least substantially closed loop around the stomach or esophagus of the patient, the loop defining a restriction opening;
using the trocars to introduce into the abdomen a reservoir of the food intake restriction device for a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid;
connecting the reservoir to the cavity of the restriction member, using the trocars to introduce into the abdomen a hydraulic operation means of the food intake restriction device for distributing fluid between the reservoir and the cavity;
connecting the hydraulic operation means to the reservoir and cavity; and
thenwhen necessary for the patient'"'"'s health or desired progress, in a non-invasive procedure, controlling the hydraulic operation means from a point outside the patient'"'"'s body without physically penetrating the patient'"'"'s body to change the size of the restriction opening. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105)
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106. A method of treating a patient with morbid obesity, comprising:
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implanting in the patient an elongated restriction member of a food intake restriction device having a cavity that can be expanded and contracted by the supply of hydraulic fluid thereto, so that the restriction member is formed into an at least substantially closed loop around the stomach or esophagus of the patient, the loop defining a restriction opening;
implanting in the patient a reservoir of the food intake restriction device for a predetermined amount of hydraulic fluid and connecting the reservoir to the cavity of the restriction member;
implanting in the patient a hydraulic operation means of the food intake restriction device for distributing fluid between the reservoir and the cavity;
implanting in the patient an energizer unit capable of receiving wireless energy transmitted from outside the patient'"'"'s body for powering implanted energy consuming components of the food intake restriction device including the hydraulic operation means; and
when necessary for the patient'"'"'s health or desired progress, in a non-invasive procedure, controlling the hydraulic operation means from a point outside the patient'"'"'s body without physically penetrating the patient'"'"'s body to change the size of the restriction opening. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108)
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109. A food intake restriction device for forming surgical application in the abdomen of a patient for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, the device comprising:
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an elongated non-inflatable restriction member formed into at least substantially closed loop around the patient'"'"'s stomach or esophagus, and defining a restriction opening, an adjustment device which mechanically adjusts said restriction member in said loop to change the size of restriction opening, said adjustment device comprising a servo means, a hydraulic operation means implanted in the patient for operating said adjustment device, and a reservoir implanted in the patient containing a first predetermined amount of fluid for supplying said hydraulic operation means with hydraulic fluid, wherein said servo means comprises a servo reservoir and a fluid supply reservoir connected in a closed system and containing a second predetermined amount of fluid. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112)
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