Patent ID: 9351863
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A system for inducing weight loss in a patient, comprising: an elongated element extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated element structured so that, when implanted to a desired location within a duodenum, the elongated element separates the duodenum into first and second channels, the first channel being defined between a first surface of the elongate element and a wall of the duodenum and the second channel being defined between an opposite second surface of the elongate element and an opposite side of the duodenum, wherein the elongated element is expandable; and a retainer connected to the elongated element and configured to secure the elongated element in a desired orientation within the duodenum, wherein in the desired orientation, all chyme flowing through the duodenum enters the first channel and the second channel is open to a papilla of vater so that digestive fluids from the papilla of vater enter the second channel.