Patents by Inventor Stuart A. Randle

Stuart A. Randle 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).

  • Resistive anti-obesity devices
    Patent number: 8920358
    Abstract: A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: GI Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Ronald B. Lamport, David A. Melanson, Stuart A. Randle
  • Resistive Anti-Obesity Devices
    Publication number: 20130253410
    Abstract: A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GI Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Ronald B. Lamport, David A. Melanson, Stuart A. Randle
  • Resistive Anti-Obesity Devices
    Publication number: 20100298632
    Abstract: A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: GI Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Ronald B. Lamport, David A. Melanson, Stuart A. Randle
  • Resistive anti-obesity devices
    Patent number: 7819836
    Abstract: A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures or apertures that may be adjustable or elastic to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal sleeves or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: GI Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Ronald B. Lamport, David A. Melanson, Stuart A. Randle, Ezra S. Fishman
  • Resistive anti-obesity devices
    Patent number: 7771382
    Abstract: A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: GI Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy H. Levine, Ronald B. Lamport, David A. Melanson, Stuart A. Randle