Patent ID: 8920447

Claim:
An intragastric obesity treatment implant, comprising: a gastric clip comprising a plurality of solid articulated links including two equal rows of links joined by a hinge link, wherein latching members are provided on the links on the free ends of the gastric clip opposite the hinge link so as to form two parallel rows joined at both ends by, respectively, the hinge link and the latching members, the two parallel rows being parallel to a longitudinal axis, each articulated link being pivotally connected to an adjacent link so as to prevent relative rotation from linear alignment in a direction away from the longitudinal axis, but permit relative rotation from linear alignment in a direction toward the longitudinal axis, each link further including a cam rotatably mounted therein, each cam rotating about a longitudinal axis relative to the row of links in which the cam is mounted, and opposed cams being configured to non-destructively clamp tissue therebetween, the implant being capable of being unfolded open about the hinge link into a substantially linear delivery configuration and being formed of a material that will resist degradation over a period of at least six months within the stomach.