Patent ID: 8636809
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for treating obesity of a patient, the device comprising: at least one operable stretching device implantable in the patient for stretching a portion of the patient's stomach wall, and an implantable control unit for automatically controlling the operable stretching device to stretch the stomach wall portion of the patient's stomach wall in connection with the patient eating such that satiety is created, when the control unit and stretching device are implanted in the patient and the patient is eating, wherein the stretching device is adapted to stretch a stomach wall portion controlling: force used for stretching the stomach wall portion as well as, time periods the stretching is applied, and when the stretching is applied, wherein the stretching device further is adapted to at least one of: being engaged with a part of the stomach wall, including at least one of; suturing or stapling the stretching device to the stomach wall and invaginating the stretching device in the stomach wall, with stomach to stomach sutures or staplers, comprising two parts engaged with different parts of the stomach wall, one part each, wherein said engagement includes suturing or stapling the parts to the stomach wall or invaginating the parts in the stomach wall part, with stomach to stomach sutures or staplers, wherein the stretching device is further adapted to have different wall portions stretched independently from each other, comprising three or more hydraulic parts engaged with different parts of the stomach wall, one part each, wherein said engagement includes suturing or stapling tele hydraulic part to the stomach wall or invaginating the hydraulic parts in the stomach wall part, with stomach to stomach sutures or staplers, wherein the three or more hydraulic parts are adapted to independently of each other stretch three different wall portions, the stretching device further being adapted to having said wall portions stretched independently from each other, and comprising three or more mechanical parts engaged with different parts of the stomach wall, one part each, wherein said engagement includes suturing or stapling to the stomach wall or invaginating the mechanical parts in the stomach wall part with stomach to stomach sutures or staplers, wherein the three or more mechanical parts are adapted to move in relation to each other and adapted to stretch three different wall portions, the stretching device further being adapted to having said wall portions stretched independently from each other.