Roderick A. Hyde,Michael A. Smith,Elizabeth A. Sweeney,Lowell L. Wood, Jr.,Richard N. Zare
申请号:
US13385572
公开号:
US08979885B2
申请日:
2012.02.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for reducing stomach volume in a subject. In certain embodiments, a subject receives a stomach-volume-reducing device that optionally includes at least one reservoir configured to release at least one appetite suppressant. In an embodiment, the stomach-volume-reducing device is responsive to one or more environmental conditions of the subject, for example, pH or chemical chemicals in the stomach of the subject. In an embodiment, the stomach-volume-reducing device controls hunger in the subject.