Ingestible implement for weight control
First Claim
1. An orally administrable implement for expanding in a stomach of an animal, including a mammal, to fill a space in the stomach, comprising:
- (a) a carrier;
(b) at least one fluid-permeable expandable container having a first size and a second size;
(c) a plurality of clusters contained within each container, each cluster comprising a swellable material and each cluster being capable of swelling when contacted with a fluid to expand each container from a first size to a second size; and
(d) a coupler for releasably coupling the at least one expandable container to the carrier;
whereby after a desired amount of time the plurality of clusters are individually released from each container in the stomach to now pass through the pylorus.
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Abstract
An orally administrable implement for expanding in a stomach of an animal, including a mammal, to fill a space in the stomach, is provided for weight control. The implement includes: a fluid-permeable expandable container having a first dimension and a second dimension; and a plurality of clusters comprising a swellable material contained within the container and capable of swelling when contacted with a fluid; whereby when the implement is ingested, the fluid in the stomach enters the container causing the clusters therein to swell and the container to expand from the first dimension to the second dimension.
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17 Claims
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1. An orally administrable implement for expanding in a stomach of an animal, including a mammal, to fill a space in the stomach, comprising:
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(a) a carrier; (b) at least one fluid-permeable expandable container having a first size and a second size; (c) a plurality of clusters contained within each container, each cluster comprising a swellable material and each cluster being capable of swelling when contacted with a fluid to expand each container from a first size to a second size; and (d) a coupler for releasably coupling the at least one expandable container to the carrier; whereby after a desired amount of time the plurality of clusters are individually released from each container in the stomach to now pass through the pylorus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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