Patent ID: 8591452
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for treating obesity and/or type II diabetes in a patient comprising: a flow restrictor movable between a first configuration sized and shaped for advancement through an esophagus into a selected region of a stomach of the patient and a second configuration sized and shaped for inhibiting a flow of chyme from the stomach to a pyloric sphincter of the patient; an anchor coupled to the flow restrictor and movable between a first configuration sized and shaped for advancement through the esophagus, the stomach and the pyloric sphincter into a proximal region of a duodenum of the patient and a second configuration sized and shaped to inhibit proximal movement of the anchor through the pyloric sphincter; and at least two flexible columns coupling the flow restrictor to the anchor and configured for positioning across the pyloric sphincter.