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US 8,636,751 · App. 13/104,192 · Granted Jan 28, 2014

Methods and devices for the rerouting of chyme to induce intestinal brake

Inventors: Thomas E. Albrecht (Cincinnati, OH); Jeffrey L. Aldridge (Lebanon, OH); Sean P. Conlon (Loveland, OH); Michael S. Cropper (Edgewood, KY); Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis (Cincinnati, OH); Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr. (Middletown, OH); Jason L. Harris (Mason, OH); Christopher J. Hess (Cincinnati, OH); Kevin L. Houser (Springboro, OH); Mario Gutierrez (Loveland, OH); Prasanna Malaviya (Mason, OH); Amy L. Marcotte (Mason, OH); Jeffrey D. Messerly (Cincinnati, OH); Anthony Nguyen (West Chester, OH); Mark S. Ortiz (Milford, OH); Mark D. Overmyer (Cincinnati, OH); Alessandro Pastorelli (Rome, IT); Galen C. Robertson (Durham, NC); Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); Michael J. Stokes (Cincinnati, OH); Foster B. Stulen (Mason, OH); James W. Voegele (Cincinnati, OH); Lauren S. Weaner (Cincinnati, OH); Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse (Clarksville, OH); James A. Woodard, Jr. (Mason, OH); Mark S. Zeiner (Mason, OH)
Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,636,751
App. No.
13/104,192
Granted
Jan 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and devices reroute chyme to induce intestinal brake in order to improve the effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures and to improve comorbidity resolution. A bowel is manipulated to provide a shortened path for chyme to travel to the ileum. These methods and devices of rerouting chyme to induce intestinal brake may include one or more of a surgical procedure, an implanted device, or a combination of an implant with an improved surgical procedure.

Claims (9)

1. A method for rerouting chyme to induce an intestinal brake, the method comprising the steps of:

a. accessing a gastrointestinal tract of a patient; and

b. performing a procedure that shortens a digestive path within the gastrointestinal tract to induce the intestinal brake, wherein the procedure comprises the steps of:

i. passing a suture through an outer layer of a bowel of the patient in an alternating fashion, and

ii. drawing ends of said suture into a knot, said step of drawing forming a tight loop causing said bowel to bunch along said suture, wherein said step of drawing ends of said suture into a knot causes a length of said bowel to shorten.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said method does not include surgical removal of any portion of the bowel.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said step of accessing is carried out using a flexible endoscope outfitted with a stitching device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of passing a suture comprises passing more than one suture.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said procedure that shortens the digestive path is reversible.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2011
From: ALBRECHT, THOMAS E.; ALDRIDGE, JEFFREY L.; CONLON, SEAN P.; CROPPER, MICHAEL S.; HERRERA-DAVIS, DENZEL Z.; DLUGOS, DANIEL F., JR.; HARRIS, JASON L.; HESS, CHRISTOPHER J.; HOUSER, KEVIN L.; GUTIERREZ, MARIO; MALAVIYA, PRASANNA; MARCOTTE, AMY L.; MESSERLY, JEFFREY D.; NGUYEN, ANTHONY; ORTIZ, MARK S.; OVERMYER, MARK D.; PASTORELLI, ALESSANDRO; ROBERTSON, GALEN C.; SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; STOKES, MICHAEL J.; STULEN, FOSTER B.; VOEGELE, JAMES W.; WEANER, LAUREN S.; WIDENHOUSE, TAMARA S. VETRO; WOODARD, JAMES A., JR.; ZEINER, MARK S.
To: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61348267 · May 26, 2010
Related Publication 20110295055A1 · Dec 1, 2011