Enzyme sleeve
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Dec 9, 2004
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Mar 26, 2004
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Mar 28, 2003
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An elongated tube is configured to carry digestive enzymes from the point at which they enter the duodenum, and deposit them downstream into a distal portion of the intestine, such as the distal jejunum, several feet down. This delays the breakdown and subsequent digestion of food. The proximal end of the tube can be secured to the hepatopancreatic ampulla, below the common bile duct using an anchor, such as a stent-like device. The tube can include an elongated flexible sleeve coupled at its proximal end to an anchor. The anchor is attached to the hepatopancreatic ampulla and the sleeve is then draped distally, through the intestines. Natural peristalsis carries the enzymes through the tube distally. The enzymes then exit the tube and mix with the chyme further down stream than is normal.
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