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

Claim 16:
17. A gastric band to partition a stomach into a first portion and a second portion, and to provide a passage between the first and second portions of the stomach, the gastric band comprising:
a partitioning section comprising a distal end of the gastric band;
a passage-forming section comprising a curved proximal end of the gastric band;
wherein the partitioning section comprises:
a first arm extending a portion of a length of the gastric band; and
a second arm extending a portion of the length of the gastric band,
wherein at least a portion of the second arm is spaced apart from at least a portion of the first arm by a first distance to partition the stomach into the first and second portions;

wherein the passage-forming section comprises:
a caudal-most curved portion extending toward the first arm and the second arm of the partitioning section,
a first passage-forming portion,
wherein the first passage-forming portion is at least partially curved,
wherein the first passage-forming portion is adjacent to the first arm of the partitioning section, and
wherein the first passage-forming portion extends substantially in a cranial direction towards the partitioning section;

a second passage-forming portion,
wherein the second passage-forming portion is at least partially curved,
wherein the second passage-forming portion is adjacent to the second arm of the partitioning section,
wherein the second passage-forming portion is adjacent to the first passage-forming portion, and
wherein the second passage-forming portion extends substantially in the cranial direction towards the partitioning section;

wherein the first passage-forming portion and the second passage forming portion are both united to the caudal-most curved portion;
wherein the first passage-forming portion and the second passage-forming portion are at least partially spaced apart at a location by a second distance, and

wherein no portion of the gastric band crosses a tangent line that is tangent to the caudal-most point on the caudal-most curved portion.