Patent ID: 8911346
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A gastric restraining device for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals, comprising: a skirt having an interior surface and an exterior surface having a surface area of at least 14 square centimeters, the skirt having a left edge, a right edge, a top edge with a first indentation located at the center of the top edge portion, and a bottom edge with a second indentation located at the center of the bottom edge, the skirt having a narrow surface located between the first indentation and the second indentation and a broad surface formed from the left edge connecting to the right edge, the narrow surface operable to envelop a lesser curvature of a stomach of a mammal and the broad surface operable to envelop a greater curvature of the stomach; a chamber attached to the interior surface of the skirt and capable of holding a fluid, the chamber configured to be positioned around the stomach so that the chamber covers a portion of the greater curvature of the stomach and a portion of the lesser curvature of the stomach; and a tube connected to the chamber for delivering the fluid into and out of the chamber to cause the chamber to expand and contract.