Patent ID: 7695446
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating obesity, diabetes or a gastrointestinal condition comprising the steps of: with a delivery system, delivering an implant within the digestive system, the implant having a collapsible sleeve anchor coupled to a proximal portion of a floppy, flexible sleeve, open at both ends, the sleeve defining a lumen between the two ends and made of a thin and conformable material so that it collapses in the intestine; positioning the floppy sleeve within the intestine with an extension of the delivery system extending beyond the anchor; securing the sleeve anchor within the digestive system while the flexible sleeve is unsupported at the distal end; and withdrawing the extension of the delivery system from the digestive system through the lumen of the floppy sleeve, leaving the floppy sleeve in the digestive system.