Patent ID: 8147561

Claim:
A duodenal/small intestinal insert comprising: an elongated solid central shaft member, the 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 of a human being and returns to the pre-set shape after insertion into the gastrointestinal tract; an anchoring member engaged with the proximal end of the elongated solid central shaft member; 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 within a small intestine; and a bioactive material on or within the solid shaft member or the at least one flow reduction element.