METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A PATIENT BY INTENTIONALLY OCCLUDING A BLOOD VESSEL, INCLUDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCING WEIGHT LOSS IN A PATIENT BY INTENTIONALLY OCCLUDING THE CELIAC ARTERY

摘要

A method for inducing weight loss in a patient, the method comprising: intentionally occluding a blood vessel so as to create hypoperfusion in a gastrointestinal organ serviced by the blood vessel, whereby to interfere with normal gastrointestinal function and thereby induce weight loss in a patient.