US2015238340A1PendingUtilityA1

Methods of replacing a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve for therapy adjustment

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Assignee: VALENTX INCPriority: Nov 19, 2002Filed: Feb 27, 2015Published: Aug 27, 2015
Est. expiryNov 19, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jonathan KaganMitchell DannLee GutermanJoshua A. ButtersPaul SwainWade FallinThomas Baldwin
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Abstract

Methods are disclosed for replaceable attachment of an endoluminal gastrointestinal device, such as an artificial stoma device, a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve device or an attachment cuff, within a patient's digestive tract for treatment of obesity.

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         1 . A method of adjusting therapy in a patient, comprising the steps of:
 identifying a patient with an implanted first gastrointestinal bypass tube, the first bypass tube releasably connected to a support which is attached to tissue in the vicinity of the gastroesophageal junction;   separating the first bypass tube from the support and removing the first bypass tube from the patient after separating the first bypass tube from the support;   providing a second bypass tube, wherein the second bypass tube is different from the first bypass tube; and   attaching the second bypass tube to the support.

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