Gastric vest for restriction of the stomach to treat obesity
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Publication Number
US-11642235-B2
Publication Date
2023-05-09
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Abstract
A gastric vest system for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals. The gastric vest system may include a trapezoidal-shaped vest having a left edge, a right edge, an upper indentation, and a lower indentation, and the trapezoidal-shaped vest is configured to be wrapped around a stomach or a modified stomach of a mammal to cover a lesser curvature and a greater curvature of the stomach or the modified stomach.
Core Innovation
The disclosed invention provides a gastric vest system for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals. The system includes a trapezoidal-shaped vest configured to be snugly positioned around a stomach or a modified stomach, with a first edge and a second edge such that the first edge is adjacent to the second edge when the vest is snugly positioned.
The gastric vest system uses a plurality of tabs positioned spaced along and inset from the first edge and extending upward from a surface of the vest. Each tab has a closed lower surface, a contact portion, and an opening between the closed lower surface and the contact portion.
The system further includes a plurality of connectors extending outward from and spaced along the second edge opposite the first edge, with each connector including a plurality of protrusions for securing to one of the tabs and configured to be inserted through the opening of the tab. Each connector is configured to be adjusted between a plurality of configurations when snugly positioned by passing a protrusion through the opening of the tab and secured against the contact portion of the tab.
Claims Coverage
The document includes two independent claims. Across the independent claims, the core inventive matter is the trapezoidal-shaped vest snugly positioned around a stomach or modified stomach and secured using tabs and connectors with protrusions that pass through tab openings and secure against a contact portion to allow adjustment between configurations.
Trapezoidal-shaped vest snugly positioned around a stomach or modified stomach
A trapezoidal-shaped vest having a first edge and a second edge, configured to be snugly positioned around a stomach or a modified stomach of a mammal so that the first edge is adjacent to the second edge when the trapezoidal-shaped vest is snugly positioned around the stomach or the modified stomach.
Tabs along one edge with openings and contact portions
A plurality of tabs positioned spaced along and inset from the first edge and extending upward from a surface of the trapezoidal-shaped vest, each tab having a closed lower surface, a contact portion and an opening between the closed lower surface and the contact portion.
Connectors along the opposite edge with protrusions inserted through tab openings
A plurality of connectors extending outward from and spaced along the second edge of the trapezoidal-shaped vest opposite the first edge, each connector having a plurality of protrusions for securing to one of the plurality of tabs and configured to be inserted through the opening of the one of plurality of tabs.
Connector adjustment between configurations secured against tab contact portions
Each of the plurality of connectors is configured to be adjusted between a plurality of configurations when snugly positioned by passing a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions through the opening of one of the plurality of tabs and secured against the respective contact portion of the one of the plurality of tabs.
Wrapping and securing the trapezoidal vest with tabs and connectors
Wrapping a trapezoidal-shaped vest around a stomach or a modified stomach of a mammal, the trapezoidal-shaped vest comprising first edge and second edge, a plurality of tabs positioned spaced along and inset from the first edge and extending upward from a surface with each tab having a closed lower surface, a contact portion and an opening, and a plurality of connectors extending outward from and spaced along the second edge opposite the first edge, each connector having protrusions for securing to one of the tabs and configured to be inserted through the opening of the one of the tabs.
Securing connectors so first edge is adjacent to second edge
Securing the plurality of connectors to the plurality of tabs so that the first edge is adjacent to the second edge when the trapezoidal-shaped vest is snugly positioned around the stomach or the modified stomach.
The independent claims are centered on a trapezoidal-shaped gastric vest snugly positioned around a stomach or modified stomach and secured using tabs with openings and contact portions together with connectors having protrusions that insert through the tab openings and secure against the contact portions. One independent claim further requires connector adjustment between a plurality of configurations, while the method claim requires wrapping and securing the vest so the first edge is adjacent to the second edge.
Stated Advantages
Treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals.
Documented Applications
Treatment of excessive weight or obesity in mammals using a gastric vest system including a trapezoidal-shaped vest snugly positioned around a stomach or modified stomach.
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