Patent ID: 8845753
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A weight loss inducing device for implantation in a patient having an esophagus, a stomach, a gastro-esophageal junction region, a pylorus, and a small intestine, comprising: a gastro-esophageal implant comprising a first sleeve extending from an upstream opening at an upstream end to a downstream opening at a downstream end, the first sleeve configured to be secured within the gastro-esophageal junction region of the patient's stomach such that the upstream opening is aligned with the esophagus; and a gastric bypass sleeve comprising an elongate tube extending from a proximal opening at a proximal end to a distal opening at a distal end, the proximal end of the gastric bypass sleeve being coupled to the first sleeve, the distal end of the gastric bypass sleeve dimensioned to extend through the pylorus and into the small intestine, when the first sleeve is secured to the gastro-esophageal junction region of the patient's stomach, wherein the gastric bypass sleeve is flexible enough to allow peristalsis within the small intestine, and wherein the gastric bypass sleeve is coupled to the first sleeve such that food that enters the first sleeve through the upstream opening leaves the gastric bypass sleeve through the distal opening.