POLYMERIC MICROSPHERES FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY

摘要

A system for treating obesity, comprises an injectable compound (106) for intramuscular administration in a pyloric sphincter (210), the injectable compound including a plurality of microspheres and a fluid carrier in which the microspheres (104) are suspended. The system further comprises' an injection device (102) having flexibility sufficient to pass through a working channel of an endoscope into the stomach to an injection location adjacent to the pyloric sphincter, the injection device including a tissue piercing tip and a lumen through which the injectable compound may be delivered.