MAGNETIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL RESTRICTION

摘要

A system for restricting a stomach of a patient may include a plurality of discrete magnetic devices. Each magnetic device may include a magnet and be configured to be secured to tissue. A first portion of the plurality of magnetic devices may be configured to be transorally inserted into the patient and secured to a first wall of the stomach, and a second portion of the plurality of magnetic devices may be configured to be transorally inserted into the patient and secured to a second wall of the stomach. The first and second portions may be configured to be magnetically joined together to draw the first and second walls of the stomach towards each other.

主权项

1. A method of restricting a stomach of a patient, comprising:
transorally inserting a first plurality of magnets and a second plurality of magnets into the stomach of the patient, wherein the magnets of the first plurality are magnetically attracted to the magnets of the second plurality; securing each magnet of the first plurality of magnets to a discrete location on an interior of a first wall of the stomach, and securing each magnet of the second plurality of magnets to a discrete location on an interior of a second wall of the stomach; and allowing a plurality of pairs of magnets, each pair including a magnet of the first plurality of magnets and a magnet of the second plurality of magnets, to magnetically join together to create a restriction in the stomach.