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Method for treating obesity by extracting food

  • US 20050283130A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2005
  • Published: 12/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of limiting absorption of food comprising the steps of:

  • (a) positioning a tube that passes through a patient'"'"'s abdominal wall into an upper digestive system of the patient;

    (b) allowing the patient to ingest food;

    (c) extracting the food from the upper digestive system of the patient through the tube after the patient has ingested the food; and

    (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until a desired weight loss is attained, wherein the food that has been extracted in step (c) is not reintroduced into the patient.

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