Patent ID: 7815589
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61P

Abstract:
1. A gastrointestinal implant device comprising: an unsupported, flexible sleeve, open at both ends, and adapted to extend into the intestine; and a wave anchor coupled to a proximal portion of the sleeve, the wave anchor having only a single wave in only a single revolution formed of an elongated resilient member, the single wave having an axial length within a range of about 25 millimeters to about 50 millimeters, the wave anchor defining a central lumen and accommodating a diameter of an adult human's intestine of about 45 millimeters, and the wave anchor being adapted for attachment within an animal body, there being no wave of elongated resilient member in the gastrointestinal implant device other than said single wave.