Global Patent Index - EP 2685945 A2

EP 2685945 A2 20140122 - SELF-ADJUSTING GASTRIC BAND

Title (en)

SELF-ADJUSTING GASTRIC BAND

Title (de)

SELBSTREGELNDES MAGENBAND

Title (fr)

ANNEAU GASTRIQUE À AUTO-AJUSTEMENT

Publication

EP 2685945 A2 20140122 (EN)

Application

EP 12713446 A 20120314

Priority

  • US 201113049453 A 20110316
  • US 2011032404 W 20110414
  • US 201113149585 A 20110531
  • US 201113216132 A 20110823
  • US 2012029041 W 20120314

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012125698A1] In some embodiments, the present invention generally provides self-adjusting gastric banding systems (1100) for the treatment of obesity and obesity related conditions, as well as systems for allowing the automatic self - adjustment of gastric bands when a patient swallows a large bolus. In some embodiments, the present invention generally provides for gastric banding systems having a satiety booster (1117), for example, to increase satiety levels when a patient desires to curb appetite at a particular time. In some embodiments, the present invention may provide for gastric banding systems that allow for both the automatic self - adjustment of gastric bands when a patient swallows a large bolus and an incorporated satiety booster for increasing satiety levels when a patient desires to curb appetite at a particular time.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 5/0056 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2012125700A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012125698 A1 20120920; EP 2685943 A2 20140122; EP 2685943 B1 20160309; EP 2685944 A1 20140122; EP 2685945 A2 20140122; WO 2012125694 A2 20120920; WO 2012125694 A3 20121122; WO 2012125700 A2 20120920; WO 2012125700 A3 20121213

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2012029036 W 20120314; EP 12711728 A 20120314; EP 12711729 A 20120314; EP 12713446 A 20120314; US 2012029025 W 20120314; US 2012029041 W 20120314