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Obesity Controlling Method
Temple University
posted on 08/05/2011
The invention is a method of treating obesity in which gastric emptying is slowed by narrowing the pyloric sphincter or pylorus, thus narrowing the lumen of the pylorus through which food must pass from the stomach into the small intestine. The invention comprises narrowing of the pyloric sphincter or pyloric area of the stomach sufficiently to narrow the lumen of the pylorus and slow gastric emptying. By narrowing the pyloric opening of the stomach, the stomach will fill more quickly and empty more slowly as a patient eats. The clinical effect of this treatment will be to increase the time the patient feels satiated after eating, therefore decreasing the need and desire to eat and reducing the caloric intake of the patient.
The pylorus can be caused to narrow by several means, used either alone or in combination. These means are all minimally invasive in that they are performed through an endoscope inserted through the upper digestive tract into the lumen of the stomach.
Advantages
• Rigorous compliance by patient for effectiveness of treatment is not required, unlike many current weight reduction programs
• Risks and complications of surgical weight-loss procedures and severe side effects of systemic medications are avoided.
File Number: 393LM
| Patent Number(s): | 7608578, 12/566,886 |
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