Patents Assigned to Appetec, Inc.
  • Intragastric Magnetic Device and Delivery System
    Publication number: 20230100738
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intragastric implant capable of inducing the feeling of satiety from inside the stomach, together with a delivery device for delivering said implant. The system and method provides greater access to minimally invasive weight loss procedures for patients who are only overweight or obese, reducing the risks associated with more invasive procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Appetec Inc
    Inventor: Shahriar Sedghi
  • Systems and Methods for Weight Management including Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability Integration, and Biofeedback
    Publication number: 20200253769
    Abstract: A minimally invasive system and method for providing weight loss by inducing the feeling of satiety whereby reconditioning experiences are combined with an intragastric device that is inserted into the gastric lumen via the esophagus and an external magnetic device is used as needed to magnetically attract the intragastric device towards the inner wall of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Appetec, Inc.
    Inventor: Shahriar Sedghi
  • Systems and methods for weight management including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, accountability integration, and biofeedback
    Patent number: 10682248
    Abstract: A minimally invasive system and method for providing weight loss by inducing the feeling of satiety whereby an intragastric device is inserted into the gastric lumen via the esophagus and an external magnetic device is used as needed to magnetically attract the intragastric device towards the inner wall of the stomach and impart tactile stimulation sufficient to stimulate the vagus nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Appetec, Inc
    Inventor: Shahriar Sedghi
  • Systems and Methods for Weight Management including Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability Integration, and Biofeedback
    Publication number: 20190336314
    Abstract: A minimally invasive system and method for providing weight loss by inducing the feeling of satiety whereby an intragastric device is inserted into the gastric lumen via the esophagus and an external magnetic device is used as needed to magnetically attract the intragastric device towards the inner wall of the stomach and impart tactile stimulation sufficient to stimulate the vagus nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Appetec, Inc
    Inventor: Shahriar Sedghi
  • Magnetic Device For Stimulating the Vagus Nerve
    Publication number: 20190282387
    Abstract: A minimally invasive system and method for providing weight loss by inducing the feeling of satiety whereby an intragastric device is inserted into the gastric lumen via the esophagus and an external magnetic device is used as needed to magnetically attract the intragastric device towards the inner wall of the stomach and impart tactile stimulation sufficient to stimulate the vagus nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Appetec, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahriar Sedghi, Sheng-Chiang Lee
  • Systems and methods for magnetically positioning a gastric device
    Patent number: 10166132
    Abstract: A minimally invasive system and method for providing weight loss by inducing the feeling of satiety whereby an intragastric device is inserted into the gastric lumen via the esophagus and an external magnetic device is used as needed to magnetically attract the intragastric device towards the inner wall of the stomach and impart tactile stimulation sufficient to induce the feeling of satiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Appetec, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahriar Sedghi, Sheng-Chiang Lee