Patent ID: 11938049
Assignee: ADVANCED BARIATRIC TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A gastric band configured to be positioned on a stomach to partition the stomach into a first compartment and a second compartment, and to provide a passage between the first and second compartments of the stomach, the gastric band comprising:
a partitioning section positioned toward a first end of the gastric band and having a first arm with a first elongate portion, the first arm having a distal end and a proximal end and extending a majority of a length of the gastric band, and a second arm with a second elongate portion, the second arm having a distal end and a proximal end and extending a majority of the length of the gastric band and, when the gastric band is positioned on the stomach, the second elongate portion is spaced apart at least a first distance from the first elongate portion and the first elongate portion and the second elongate portion separate a portion of the stomach into the first compartment and the second compartment, wherein the first arm and the second arm are curved to at least partially form the first compartment of the stomach to follow a lesser curvature portion of the stomach;
a passage-forming section positioned toward a second end of the gastric band and substantially aligned in at least one plane with the partition-forming section of the gastric band, the passage-forming section configured to be in contact with a portion of the outer surface of the stomach, the passage-forming section having a curved member joining together the first arm and the second arm of the partitioning section, and wherein at least a portion of the passage-forming section defines at least a second distance greater than the first distance such that, when the gastric band is positioned on the stomach, the curved member of the passage-forming section at least partially defines the passage between the first compartment of the stomach and the second compartment of the stomach so that gastric juices within the stomach may flow between the first compartment of the stomach and the second compartment of the stomach.