Patent ID: 7931693

Claim:
A duodenal/small intestinal insert for treating obesity in humans by reducing the desire for eating, comprising: an elongated solid central shaft member, said elongated solid central shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end and a curved longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the elongated solid central shaft member has a pre-set shape prior to insertion in the gastrointestinal tract such that a portion of the curved longitudinal axis mimics an angulation of the duodenum and returns to the pre-set shape after insertion into the gastrointestinal tract an anchoring member engaged with the proximal end of said elongated solid central shaft member; and at least one flow reduction element coupled to the elongated solid central shaft member at a distance from the anchoring member such that when the anchoring member is in an antrum of the stomach the at least one flow reduction element is positioned within a small intestine.