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Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass

  • US 9,757,264 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2014
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gastrointestinal bypass device for directing food and liquids from an esophagus and/or a proximal portion of a stomach into an intestines, the device comprising:

  • a receiver configured to be positioned in the esophagus and/or the stomach, a proximal portion of the receiver configured to open and close to at least partially conform to an inside of the esophagus and/or a proximal portion of the stomach, the receiver configured to receive food and liquids from the esophagus and/or a proximal portion of the stomach into a lumen of the receiver; and

    a sleeve coupled to a distal portion of the receiver, the sleeve configured to be positioned in the stomach and the intestines, the sleeve having a lumen in communication with the lumen of the receiver, the sleeve configured to direct the food and the liquids from the receiver into the intestines; and

    a device coupling coupled by a standoff to the distal portion of the receiver and/or a proximal portion of the sleeve, the device coupling configured to be coupled to one or more tissue anchors.

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