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Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass

  • US 9,039,649 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2012
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gastrointestinal cuff device configured to be attached in a gastrointestinal lumen, the device comprising:

  • a liner having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the liner configured to open and close with the gastrointestinal lumen;

    a plurality of struts coupled to the liner; and

    a scaffold coupled to the liner, the scaffold having a plurality of proximal segments and distal segments coupled by connecting segments, the distal segments of the scaffold positioned so as to cross the struts, the scaffold configured to provide an outward bias to increase conformance of the liner to an inside surface of the gastrointestinal lumen.

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