Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling a size of a pyloris
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Application No.: US15835663Application Date: 2017-12-08
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Publication No.: US10646226B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: James E. Coleman , Christy Cummins
- Applicant: James E. Coleman , Christy Cummins
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/12
- IPC: A61B17/12 ; A61F2/24 ; A61F5/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/42

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for reversibly controlling a size and/or restricting the movement of a body orifice, such as a pyloric opening, using an implantable device configured to allow a distance between opposed ends thereof to be adjusted. A device is provided having attachment members and a connector portion extending therebetween and configured such that a size of the pyloric opening is decreased upon the implantation of the device. The connector can be adjustable to allow a size of the pyloric opening to be adjusted after it has been restricted. The connector can include two or more bridge portions having different lengths such that cutting a first bridge portion can increase the distance between the attachment members so as to increase the size of the pyloric opening. To revert to a natural size of the body orifice, the entire connector can be cut or otherwise broken and/or removed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180098770A1 Controlling a Size of a Pyloris Public/Granted day:2018-04-12
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