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Methods and devices for intragastrointestinal prostheses

  • US 8,038,720 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2005
  • Issued: 10/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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