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Bariatric device and method

  • US 8,100,931 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2010
  • Issued: 01/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bariatric device comprising:

  • a body having a wall defining a lumen, said wall configured to generally conform to the shape and size of at least one chosen from i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus and ii) the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach, said wall adapted to exert a force on the at least one chosen from i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus and ii) the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach thereby influencing a neurohormonal feedback mechanism to cause at least partial satiety by augmenting fullness caused by food and simulating fullness in the absence of food, wherein said body is adapted to adjust the force exerted by said wall.

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