Patents by Inventor Stephan Siegenthaler

Stephan Siegenthaler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5938669
    Abstract: An adjustable gastric banding device is used for contracting a patient's stomach in order to fight obesity. A gastric band (1) of a known type, implanted around the stomach and including a cavity (2) filled with liquid, is connected by a tube (7) to a control box (9) and a balancing reservoir (11) which are implanted under the patient's skin. The box (9) contains an electric pump and an electronic control unit capable of communicating by radio with a monitor (13) carried by the patient and with a controller (12) intended for the doctor. The controller can operate the pump by remote control to transfer determined volumes of liquid in a closed circuit from the gastric band to the reservoir or vice versa, to adjust the diameter of a passage in the stomach. The monitor receives and signals alarms from the control box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Klasamed S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Klaiber, Sker de Salis, Stephan Siegenthaler