Patent ID: 8475401
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for treating a patient with type II diabetes comprising: a gastric anchor 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 distal movement of the gastric anchor through a pyloric sphincter of the patient, wherein the gastric anchor defines an exterior housing an interior portion and an inlet in the exterior wall for delivering a fluid to the interior portion and wherein the gastric anchor is configured for inflation by the fluid from a collapsed configuration to an inflated configuration; a duodenal anchor coupled to the gastric anchor 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 duodenal anchor through the pyloric sphincter, wherein the duodenal anchor defines an exterior housing an interior portion and an inlet in the exterior wall for delivering a fluid to the interior portion and wherein the duodenal anchor is configured for inflation by the fluid from a collapsed configuration to an inflated configuration; at least two flexible columns coupling the gastric anchor to the duodenal anchor and configured for positioning across the pyloric sphincter of the patient; and a hollow sleeve coupled to the duodenal anchor and sized and shaped to extend through at least a proximal portion of the duodenum of the patient.