Controlling a size of a pyloris
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a size of a body orifice, comprising:
- implanting a first deployable implant into tissue at a first location on a first side of an orifice, the first deployable implant being coupled to a first end of a connector, the connector having at least first and second bridge portions;
implanting a second deployable implant that is coupled to a second end of the connector into tissue at a second location on a second side of the orifice, the connector configured to directly narrow the body orifice from a native unrestricted state to a restricted state, the first bridge portion extends between the first implant and the second implant to maintain the first and second locations at a first distance apart; and
cutting the first bridge portion to allow the second bridge portion to maintain the first and second locations at a second distance apart that is greater than the first distance.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for reversibly controlling a size and/or restricting the movement of a body orifice, such as a pyloric opening, using an implantable device configured to allow a distance between opposed ends thereof to be adjusted. A device is provided having attachment members and a connector portion extending therebetween and configured such that a size of the pyloric opening is decreased upon the implantation of the device. The connector can be adjustable to allow a size of the pyloric opening to be adjusted after it has been restricted. The connector can include two or more bridge portions having different lengths such that cutting a first bridge portion can increase the distance between the attachment members so as to increase the size of the pyloric opening. To revert to a natural size of the body orifice, the entire connector can be cut or otherwise broken and/or removed.
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1. A method of controlling a size of a body orifice, comprising:
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implanting a first deployable implant into tissue at a first location on a first side of an orifice, the first deployable implant being coupled to a first end of a connector, the connector having at least first and second bridge portions; implanting a second deployable implant that is coupled to a second end of the connector into tissue at a second location on a second side of the orifice, the connector configured to directly narrow the body orifice from a native unrestricted state to a restricted state, the first bridge portion extends between the first implant and the second implant to maintain the first and second locations at a first distance apart; and cutting the first bridge portion to allow the second bridge portion to maintain the first and second locations at a second distance apart that is greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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