Methods and devices for intragastrointestinal prostheses
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1. An intragastrointestinal device comprising:
- a body portion that is configured to be placed within at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract lumen, the body portion having at least one device lumen extending therethrough that provides a restrictive element to restrict passage of food and/or fluid through the body portion, at least one dimension of the device lumen being manually adjustable by a user to any one of a plurality of different dimensions to vary a rate of flow through the device lumen; and
at least one fixation element located at a first end of the body portion, the fixation element being manually adjustable by the user to a plurality of states having different dimensions to aid in the fixation of the body portion in the gastrointestinal tract lumen, the fixation element being adjustable separate from the device lumen.
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Abstract
An intragastric and/or intragastrointestinal device may include a prosthesis, which may reside within the gastrointestinal tract lumen. The device may include a restrictive element that constricts or restricts the gastrointestinal tract lumen, limiting the amount of food and/or fluid an individual consumes.
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22 Claims
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1. An intragastrointestinal device comprising:
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a body portion that is configured to be placed within at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract lumen, the body portion having at least one device lumen extending therethrough that provides a restrictive element to restrict passage of food and/or fluid through the body portion, at least one dimension of the device lumen being manually adjustable by a user to any one of a plurality of different dimensions to vary a rate of flow through the device lumen; and at least one fixation element located at a first end of the body portion, the fixation element being manually adjustable by the user to a plurality of states having different dimensions to aid in the fixation of the body portion in the gastrointestinal tract lumen, the fixation element being adjustable separate from the device lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An intragastrointestinal device comprising:
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a body portion that is configured to be placed within at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract lumen, the body portion having a device lumen to allow passage of food and/or fluid therethrough, at least a portion of the body portion having an outer surface that defines an outer width thereof and is configured to extend through a stricture point, at least one dimension of the device lumen being manually adjustable by a user to any one of a plurality of different dimensions to vary a rate of flow through the device lumen; and at least one adjustable portion located at a first end of the body portion and configured to be positioned only on a first side of the stricture point, the adjustable portion being manually adjustable by a user to a plurality of states with different dimensions to vary the size of the first end, at least one of the states setting the size of the first end to be greater than the outer width of the portion of the body portion to at least aid in the fixation of the intragastrointestinal device in proximity to the stricture point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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