A bariatric device and method of causing weight loss in a patient includes providing a bariatric device having an esophageal member, a cardiac member and a connector connected with the esophageal member and the cardiac member. The esophageal member has an esophageal surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the esophagus. The cardiac member has a cardiac surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the cardiac portion of the stomach. The esophageal surface is positioned at the esophagus. The cardiac surface is positioned at the cardiac portion of the stomach. The bariatric device stimulates receptors in order to influence a neurohormonal mechanism in the patient.
申请公布号
EP2117640(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.11.18
申请号
EP20080729820
申请日期
2008.02.14
申请人
BFKW, LLC
发明人
BAKER, RANDAL S.;FOOTE, JAMES A.;KEMMETER, PAUL R.;WILSON, PETER M.;LEHMAN, ADAM I.;SMITH, BARRY J.;CHAPPOLINI, ROBERT J.