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Apparatus and methods for corrective guidance of eating behavior after weight loss surgery

  • US 9,603,568 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2015
  • Issued: 03/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for modifying the eating behavior of a patient equipped with a gastric restriction apparatus (GRA), comprising steps of:

  • a) monitoring, using a processor in communication with at least one sensor, at least one physical parameter directly related to food currently passing through said GRA;

    wherein said food currently passing through said GRA is characterized by said at least one physical parameter;

    b) analyzing, using said processor, said monitored physical parameter to provide an indication of a current eating behavior pattern;

    c) analyzing, using said processor, said indication of a current eating behavior pattern;

    d) modifying said patient'"'"'s long term eating behavior by using said analysis of said indication of a current eating behavior pattern;

    wherein said at least one physical parameter is selected from a group consisting of viscosity of a bolus of said food, density of a bolus of said food, quantity of a bolus of said food, the time of passage of a bolus of said food, interval between a pair of boluses of said food, duration of a meal, and pressure applied onto said GRA by said bolus of said food; and

    further wherein said step of monitoring includes monitoring of flow of said food currently passing through said GRA based on at least one model selected from a group consisting of modified orifice plate flow meter model, modified Navier-Stokes equation, Bernouilli equation and any combination thereof, wherein said at least one physical parameter comprises pressure.

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