Patent ID: 8961616
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable synthetic stomach for implanting inside the natural stomach of a patient comprising: a central storage portion forming an antrum for storing food therein, said central storage portion has an up-stream and a down-stream opening, a first tube connected to the central storage portion at its up-stream opening, said first tube having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the central storage portion and being insertable in a sealed manner into the esophagus of the patient and a second tube connected to the central storage portion at its down-stream opening, said second tube having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the central storage portion and being insertable into the small intestine loop of the patient, said first and second tube providing the inlet and outlet of the implantable synthetic stomach and an additional aperture formed in the central storage portion between the first and second tube to provide a side outlet connecting the antrum of the central storage portion with the antrum of the natural stomach of the patient; wherein said side outlet includes means for changing its size for regulating the food flow out of the antrum of the central storage portion into the antrum of the natural stomach of the patient.