Internally placed gastric restriction device
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    发明公开
    Internally placed gastric restriction device 审中-公开
    内部放置的胃限制装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1790313A3

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-18

    申请号:EP06256074.3

    申请日:2006-11-28

    IPC分类号: A61F2/04

    摘要: Various devices for reducing the size of a passageway, such as, in an exemplary embodiment, a gastrointestinal passageway are provided. The device generally includes a cylindrical member, serving as a restriction element, having proximal and distal ends, at least one of which can be adapted to couple to a wall of the gastrointestinal passageway such that the size of the passageway decreases. In use, the restriction element is selectively configurable in a first, inactivated position and a second, activated position, such that a diameter of the restriction element is larger in the activated position than in the inactivated position, and the size of the passageway can be controlled. A method of suppressing appetite using such a device is also provided.