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Gastric restrictor assembly and method of use

  • US 8,790,290 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2013
  • Issued: 07/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for restricting a portion of the digestive tract comprising:

  • positioning a gastric restrictor assembly within a portion of the digestive tract, the assembly including a housing having a base portion, a waist portion, and a head portion, the base portion, the waist portion and the head portion being of unitary construction and defining a throughbore, the assembly further including a base member having a plurality of pins extending therefrom configured to be received within the housing; and

    retracting the base member within the housing.

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