Patent ID: 9066877
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A bezoar-forming unit for forming at least one temporary bezoar in a gastrointestinal organ of an animal, including a mammal, to fill a space in the organ, the bezoar-forming unit comprising: (a) at least one ingestible disintegrable capsule configured to disintegrate within the gastrointestinal organ subsequent to ingestion of said at least one ingestible disintegrable capsule; (b) a plurality of fibers stored in a folded condition within the at least one ingestible disintegrable capsule in an untangled state with one another, the plurality of fibers being of sufficient length to become entangled with one another when released from the folded condition, whereby post-ingestion disintegration of said at least one ingestible capsule results in releasing of the plurality fibers from the ingestible capsule, unfolding of the plurality of fibers into larger dimensions within the gastrointestinal organ, and in situ tangling between said released and unfolded plurality of fibers due to natural spontaneously existing motility of the gastrointestinal organ, thereby causing in situ formation of at least one temporary bezoar through said tangling; and (c) a mechanism to disintegrate the at least one temporary bezoar after a predetermined amount of time.