James E Leary

US Patent:

20040092892, May 13, 2004

Filed:

Oct 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/698148

Inventors:

Jonathan Kagan - Hopkins MN, US
James Balliro - Jackson WY, US
David Carr-Locke - Chestnut Hill MA, US
Mitchell Dann - Wilson WY, US
Lee Guterman - Amherst NY, US
Sayeed Ikramuddin - Eden Prairie MN, US
James Leary - Granite Bay CA, US
Richard Thomas - Lincoln MA, US

International Classification:

A61M005/00
A61M025/00
A61M031/00

US Classification:

604/264000, 604/270000, 604/523000, 604/500000

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.

US Patent:

20050096750, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/998424

Inventors:

Jonathan Kagan - Hopkins MN, US
James Balliro - Jackson WY, US
David Carr-Locke - Chestnut Hill MA, US
Mitchell Dann - Wilson WY, US
Lee Guterman - Amherst NY, US
Sayeed Ikramuddin - Eden Prairie MN, US
James Leary - Granite Bay CA, US
Richard Thomas - Lincoln MA, US

International Classification:

A61F002/04

US Classification:

623023650

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.