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EP1244399B1 GASTROPLASTY RING THAT CAN BE LOOSENED  
7367937 Gastric band  
A gastric band includes a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location. The balloon includes a longitudinally extending body and a supply tube is secured...
7364591 Method for treating morbid obesity  
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter....
7364542 Gastric band suture tab extender  
A removable suture tab extender for a gastric band is shaped and dimensioned for selective attachment to a first end of the gastric band, the gastric band including a latching mechanism composed of...
7340306 Treatment of obesity by sub-diaphragmatic nerve stimulation  
A method and apparatus for treating obese or other patients with compulsive overeating disorder includes unilaterally or bilaterally stimulating one or both of the left and right branches of a...
7330753 Analysis of eating habits  
Diet evaluation gastric apparatus ( 18 ) is provided, which detects when a patient ( 10 ) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes ( 74, 100 )...
7326207 Surgical weight control device  
This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of...
7310557 Identification of electrodes for nerve stimulation in the treatment of eating disorders  
A method and apparatus for treatment of an eating disorder includes electrically, mechanically and/or pharmaceutically/chemically stimulating a of the vagus nerve of the lower esophagus, cardia,...
7299091 Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation  
A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence...
7238191 Surgical ring featuring a reversible diameter remote control system  
A surgical ring, designed to be implanted around biological organs comprising a pouch or a duct, so as, on the one hand, to form a closed loop between these two extremities ( 1, 2 ), thus forming a...
7235044 Hydraulic anal incontinence treatment  
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus and method includes and uses an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence. The restriction device engages the...
7201757 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment method and apparatus  
The method of the invention includes accessing a juncture of an esophagus and a stomach of the patient on a distal side of a diaphragm. The esophagus and a fundus of the stomach intersect at a...
7179267 Apparatus and method for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system  
Surgical instrumentation and methods for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system incorporate laparoscopic techniques to minimize surgical trauma to the patient. The instrumentation...
7060080 Closure system for surgical ring  
A surgical ring ( 1 ) designed to be implanted around (a) biological organ(s), the ring ( 1 ) being formed by a flexible band ( 2 ) including a first and second extremity ( 3, 4 ), the flexible...
7044979 Method for treating morbid obesity  
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter....
6993391 Acute and chronic electrical signal therapy for obesity  
Apparatus is provided for treating a condition such as obesity. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes, which are adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity...
6966875 Adjustable gastric implant  
A gastric band implant characterized in that a strap constituted by an elongate piece is secured to the inside of an inflatable bag. The width and thickness of the piece are smaller than the...
EP1554997A1 Food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient comprises an elongated restriction member (2), forming means for forming the elongated...
6916326 Gastroplasty ring that can be loosened  
A gastroplasty ring having a single control is provided and includes a flexible strip with two ends for being closed around the stomach by a closure system so as to reduce the diameter of the...
EP1303237B1 ADJUSTABLE GASTROPLASTY RING COMPRISING A GRIP TAB  
Abstract not available for EP1303237 Abstract of corresponding document: US2004049209 The invention relates to a gastroplasty ring formed by a flexible band (2) which comprises a first end part...
6802868 Method for treating morbid obesity  
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter....
6763837 Arrangement for mounting a counter-pressure plate for a shaft-like surgical suturing device  
In arrangement for supporting a counter pressure plate of a shaft-like surgical clamp suturing instrument for establishing a circular seam, a shaft-like clamp suturing instrument having at its...
6694982 Gastric band  
The invention relates to a device for use in fitting around a stomach wall.
6648911 Method and device for the treatment of vulnerable tissue site  
The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for treating vulnerable tissue sites, such as aneurysms in the abdominal area or in the thoracic cavity, and expanded tissues on various...
6600953 Acute and chronic electrical signal therapy for obesity  
Apparatus is provided for treating a condition such as obesity. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes, which are adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity...
6572627 System to inhibit and/or control expansion of anatomical features  
A system according to the present invention helps to reduce consumption of food by a patient. In one aspect, the system includes a banding apparatus which may be applied to around part of a...
6540789 Method for treating morbid obesity  
A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter....
6511490 Gastric banding device and method  
A gastric banding device for implantation within a person for the treatment of morbid obesity. The gastric banding device includes an inflatable band portion dimensioned to encircle the stomach and...
6503189 Controlled anal incontinence disease treatment  
An anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or engaging the rectum to form a restricted...
6482145 Hydraulic anal incontinence treatment  
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus and method includes and uses an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence. The restriction device engages the...
6475136 Hydraulic heartburn and reflux treatment  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to form a...
6471635 Anal incontinence disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply  
A anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or engaging the rectum to form a restricted...
6470892 Mechanical heartburn and reflux treatment  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to form a...
EP0702529B1 UNIVERSAL GASTRIC BAND  
Abstract not available for EP0702529 Abstract of corresponding document: US5601604 A gastric band for placement around the stomach is described which is useful for the treatment and control of...
6464628 Mechanical anal incontinence  
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence. The device engages a portion of the colon or rectum of...
6463935 Controlled heartburn and reflux disease treatment  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method include and utilize: an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the...
6461293 Controlled food intake restriction  
A food intake restriction apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach or esophagus to form a restricted stoma opening in...
6461292 Anal incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply  
An anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or rectum to form a restricted. An energy...
6460543 Non-injection port food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprises an elongated restriction member forming an expandable and contractible cavity formed...
6454701 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus with energy transfer device  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method include or use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the...
6454700 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus with wireless energy supply  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method employ an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to...
6454699 Food intake restriction with controlled wireless energy supply  
A food intake restriction apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach or esophagus to form an upper pouch and a restricted...
6454698 Anal incontinence treatment with energy transfer device  
An anal incontinence treatment apparatus and method include or use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or rectum to form a restricted passageway. An energy...
6453907 Food intake restriction with energy transfer device  
A food intake restriction apparatus and method for an obese patient includes and uses an energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy of a first form from outside the patient's...
6450946 Food intake restriction with wireless energy transfer  
A food intake restriction apparatus includes an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach or the esophagus to form an upper pouch of the stomach and a restricted...
6450173 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply  
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the...
EP0923356B1 GASTRIC TAPE INSERTABLE BY LAPAROSCOPY  
Abstract not available for EP0923356 Abstract of corresponding document: DE19751733 The invention relates to a gastric tape insertable by laparoscopy for looping around the stomach (6) with a view...
EP1205148A1 Universal gastric band  
A gastric band useful for the surgical treatment and control of morbid obesity. The gastric band (10) has inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface (15) has an inflatable member (16) disposed...
6210347 Remote control food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprises an elongated restriction member to be formed into at least a substantially closed...
6067991 Mechanical food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for surgical application in the abdomen of a patient for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of the patient comprises an elongated non-inflatable...
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