Patents Assigned to Vibsynt, Inc.
  • Devices and methods for treatment of obesity
    Patent number: 8187297
    Abstract: Devices, methods for treatment of obesity, as well as instruments and tools used in placing, adjusting and maintaining devices for treatment of obesity. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted extra-gastrically are provided. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted intra-gastrically are provided. Methods include laparoscopic, percutaneous and/or trans-oral methods. Alternatively, devices describe can generally also be implanted by open surgical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Vibsynt, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Makower, Steven Kim, Brian K. Shiu, Shuji Uemura, Pablo G. Acosta