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Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeve

  • US 7,347,875 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2004
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treatment comprising the steps of:

  • anchoring a stent within the digestive system, the stent comprising a network of struts and coupled to a proximal portion of a flexible, floppy sleeve, open at both ends, the stent comprising barbs that are inserted into muscle as the sleeve anchor expands to anchor the proximal portion of the sleeve; and

    extending the flexible, floppy sleeve within the intestine, a distal portion of the flexible, floppy sleeve extending beyond the stent and being unsupported;

    wherein the flexible sleeve is anchored distal to or within the pylorus; and

    wherein the sleeve is thin and conformable so that it collapses in the intestine to a small volume.

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