Patent ID: 9603568
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,G09B,G16H

Claim:
1. A method for modifying the eating behavior of a patient equipped with a gastric restriction apparatus (GRA), comprising steps of: a) monitoring, using a processor in communication with at least one sensor, at least one physical parameter directly related to food currently passing through said GRA; wherein said food currently passing through said GRA is characterized by said at least one physical parameter; b) analyzing, using said processor, said monitored physical parameter to provide an indication of a current eating behavior pattern; c) analyzing, using said processor, said indication of a current eating behavior pattern; d) modifying said patient's long term eating behavior by using said analysis of said indication of a current eating behavior pattern; wherein said at least one physical parameter is selected from a group consisting of viscosity of a bolus of said food, density of a bolus of said food, quantity of a bolus of said food, the time of passage of a bolus of said food, interval between a pair of boluses of said food, duration of a meal, and pressure applied onto said GRA by said bolus of said food; and further wherein said step of monitoring includes monitoring of flow of said food currently passing through said GRA based on at least one model selected from a group consisting of modified orifice plate flow meter model, modified Navier-Stokes equation, Bernouilli equation and any combination thereof, wherein said at least one physical parameter comprises pressure.