Patent ID: 7841978
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,G06F

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for treatment of obesity, said device comprising: an expandable, inflatable main body member configured to be positioned adjacent a portion of a stomach of a patient, within the abdominal cavity of the patient, wherein said inflatable member comprises two different materials at two different portions thereof, wherein a first of said materials is more compliant than a second of said materials; an anchor configured to fix a portion of said main body member in a position relative to at least one internal body structure, without piercing through a wall of the stomach; an adjustment member having a port, said adjustment member configured to be anchored to an abdominal wall or subcutaneously external to the abdominal wall; and a conduit connecting said main body with said adjustment member, wherein said device is configured to be implanted without piercing through the stomach wall.