Patent ID: 9681874
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A non-energized apparatus for treating obesity of a patient, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall of the patient, wherein the inflatable volume filling device comprises a valve adapted to function as a pump by receiving stomach contractions, for pumping a fluid out from the inflatable volume filling device, an inflatable adjustable stretching device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by the stomach wall of the patient; and a fluid connection device adapted to interconnect the inflatable volume filling device and the inflatable adjustable stretching device to move the fluid from the inflatable volume filling device, by the stomach wall compressing the inflatable volume filling device, to inflate the inflatable adjustable stretching device for actively stretching the stomach wall, for increasing a feeling of satiety.