| 摘要 |
A device for performing one or more functions in a gastrointestinal tract of apatient includes an anchoring member and at least one actuator, sensor, or combinationof both coupled with the anchoring device. The anchoring device is adapted tomaintain at least part of the device within a pyloric portion of the patient'sstomach and to intermittently engage, without directly attaching to, stomachtissue. Actuators perform any suitable function, such as transmitting energyto tissue, acting as a sleeve to reduce nutrient absorption, occupying spacein the stomach, eluting a drug and/or the like. Sensors may be adapted to senseany suitable patient characteristic within the patient's gastrointestinaltract, such as pH, temperature, bile content, nutrient content, fats, sugars,alcohol, opiates, drugs, analytes, electrolytes and/or hemoglobin. |
