Patent ID: 9320715
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A23L,A61F,A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A device for preventing absorption of nutrients or other compounds in the stomach, the device comprising: one or more member of a compressible absorbent matrix material having a configuration that is packed into a compressed delivery vehicle that is less than 50% of an expanded size of the delivery vehicle, wherein the absorbent matrix material forms a sponge architecture, including a plurality of cells defined by cell walls, wherein the absorbent matrix material, once released in the stomach, absorbs nearby nutrients or compounds thereby preventing the stomach from absorbing the same nutrients or compounds, and wherein one or more sealing compounds are contained in the cell walls; and a delivery vehicle that encapsulates the compressible absorbent matrix material, wherein the delivery vehicle is ingested by a user, and wherein the ingestion triggers a release of the compressible absorbent matrix into the stomach of a user.