Publication number: 20110295178
Abstract: Methods and devices create an intestinal braking effect, are non-invasive or minimally invasive, and may be reversible. These methods and devices may be accomplished via stabilized implantable systems and ingestible pills. In one aspect, a method of inducing satiety includes implanting an implant within a lumen of a gastrointestinal tract and retaining a portion of chyme that flows by the implant within a body of the implant. The method further involves re-releasing the retained chyme from the implant into the gastrointestinal tract at a predetermined rate slower than a rate caused by natural peristalsis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 10, 2011
Publication date:
December 1, 2011
Inventors:
Thomas E. Albrecht, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Gregory J. Bakos, Michael S. Cropper, Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis, Daniel F. Dlugos, JR., Jason L. Harris, Christopher J. Hess, John V. Hunt, Prasanna Malaviya, Mark S. Ortiz, Mark D. Overmyer, Alessandro Pastorelli, Galen C. Robertson, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Stokes, Suzanne Thompson, Richard W. Timm, James W. Voegele, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher W. Widenhouse, Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse, James A. Woodard, JR., David C. Yates, Mark S. Zeiner, Andrew M. Zwolinski