CULLY, EDWARD H.,GOEPFRICH, JAMES L.,HOPMEYER, JOANNE,SHAW, EDWARD E.
申请号：
CA2683613
公开号：
CA2683613C
申请日:
2008.03.31
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
The invention relates to a medical apparatus including a device used in the treatment of weight loss, obesity and potentially other associated health problems, e.g., type II diabetes. The device comprises a sleeve with an anchoring component attached thereto. The device is used to impede absorption of nutrients within the gastrointestinal tract, i.e., bypassing a portion of the gastrointestinal tract. The medical apparatus further comprises a delivery tube which enables implantation of the device using minimally invasive techniques, such a transesophageal approach under visualization. During implantation the sleeve is inverted and contained in a lumen of the delivery tube until deployment into the gastrointestinal tract. The device may be implanted via a working channel of a medical scope, e.g., an endoscope or in combination with a medical scope.
