Patent ID: 8491519

Claim:
A system for bariatric therapy comprising: a) a gastrointestinal implant device having, a sleeve for placement into a small intestine and to minimize absorption of nutrients by a wall of the small intestine, the sleeve having an open proximal end and an open distal end; an anchoring mechanism coupled to the proximal end of the sleeve and designed to be secured within a stomach so as to allow the sleeve to securely extend into the small intestine; and a passageway extending through the anchoring mechanism and the sleeve, and along which digested food can be directed from the stomach to the small intestine; and b) a delivery mechanism for directing the device to a site of implantation, the delivery mechanism having, a housing for accommodating the device, the housing having a delivery end, an opposing proximal end, and a passageway therebetween; and a deploying balloon for accommodating the sleeve of the device, the balloon having an open end attached to the delivery end of the housing and a closed end situated within the housing, the balloon capable of being actuated to direct the sleeve of the device from within the housing into the small intestine; and wherein the anchoring mechanism is disposed about the delivery end of the housing and the deploying balloon is in an axial alignment with the passageway of the anchoring mechanism such that actuating the deploying balloon everts the open distal end of the sleeve through the passageway of the anchoring mechanism to implant the device.