Remote control food intake restriction device
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Apr 3, 2001
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Aug 13, 1998
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Aug 13, 1998
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A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprises an elongated restriction member to be formed into at least a substantially closed loop defining a restriction opening, and a controllable adjustment device for adjusting the restriction member in the loop to change the size of the restriction opening. The device further comprises a wireless remote control for controlling the adjustment device from outside the patient's body in a non-invasive manner to assist in treating the patient for morbid obesity.
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