DUODENAL STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS RELATING TO EATING DISORDERS

摘要

A device (10) useful for treatment of a condition related to an eating disorder comprising: a) a duodenum obstructing component (16) configured to partially obstruct the lumen of a duodenum in which deployed, preferably so as to reduce the rate of passage of materials through the duodenum; and b) an anchoring component (14) configured to substantially maintain a position of the obstructing component inside a duodenum wherein deployed. The obstructing component does not block entry of food into the duodenum but rather causes a given volume of food that enters the duodenum to induce a greater degree of satiety and/or to induce a perception of satiety for a longer period of' time and/or to induce a perception of satiety faster than otherwise.