Patent ID: 7931694

Claim:
An implantable prosthetic digestive organ comprising: an elongate body having an orad end, a aborad end and a lumen therethrough, the elongate body configured for implantation such that the orad end is attached to a portion of a patient's digestive tract from which digestive material is passed into the lumen and the aborad end is positioned to allow removal of the digestive material from the lumen; at least two inflatable members disposed along the body which are capable of extending into the lumen upon inflation and retracting from the lumen upon deflation; and a pump connected with the inflatable members which causes the inflation and deflation due to actuation by a controller; and wherein the at least two inflatable members are capable of being inflated and deflated in a sequence which causes churning the digestive material within the lumen so as to expedite breaking down of the digestive material.