#$%^&*AU2016210736A120160825.pdf#####ABSTRACT A method for treating obesity, in a patient having a stomach with a food cavity, by implanting a volume filling device (10) that, when implanted in a patient, reduces said food cavity in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of said volume filling device. (Fig. 6a)12/47 Fig.6a 100 I I VPF V1 I /114 ~v / 112