Granted Patent B2

US 12,697,127 · App. 18/111,830 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Inventors: Jesus R. Armenteros (Santo Domingo, DO); Moises Jacobs (Miami, FL); C. Kenneth French (Clifton, TX); Garrett Barker (Meridian, TX)

Assignee: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC

A61B17/122A61B17/1285A61B2017/00818

Abstract

Claims (50)

1 . A method of installing a bariatric clamp onto a stomach of a body, the method comprising:

providing the bariatric clamp that may be positioned in an open position or in a closed position;

inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through an opening;

opening the clamp to the open position;

positioning a first elongated member of the bariatric clamp on a first side of the stomach, and positioning a second elongated member of the bariatric clamp on a second side of the stomach while the bariatric clamp is in the open position; and

closing and securing the bariatric clamp into the closed position around the stomach to form a partitioned portion of the stomach with a partition-forming section of the bariatric clamp, and to form a fluid passage within the stomach with a passage-forming section of the bariatric clamp such that when the bariatric clamp is placed on the stomach in the closed position, the stomach is not fully occluded;

suturing a portion of at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member to a portion of the stomach;

wherein the passage-forming section forms the fluid passage through which a fluid contained within the stomach may flow when the bariatric clamp is installed in the closed position around the stomach, and wherein the partition-forming section generally obstructs the flow of fluid contained within the partitioned portion of the stomach when the bariatric clamp is installed in the closed position around the stomach, and

wherein the bariatric clamp includes:

the first elongated member having a rigid portion and a first end and a second end;

the second elongated member having a rigid portion and a first end and a second end;

wherein at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member have one or more suture portions, and wherein suturing a portion of at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member to the portion of the stomach is performed using the one or more suture portions of the bariatric clamp; and

a bight member having a flexible hinge, the flexible hinge being flexible to provide the bariatric clamp in the open position and in the closed position, the bight member positioned adjacent the second end of the first elongated member and the second end of the second elongated member,

wherein at least a portion of the first elongated member and at least a portion of the second elongated member comprise the partition-forming section of the bariatric clamp when the bariatric clamp is provided in the closed position around the stomach,

wherein, using a coupling, the first elongated member and the second elongated member are coupled at a position that is not the second end of the first elongated member and not the second end of the second elongated member when the bariatric clamp is in the closed position around the stomach,

wherein the passage-forming section of the bariatric clamp is formed by at least a portion of the bight member of the bariatric clamp when the bariatric clamp is in the closed position around the stomach.

2 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the coupling positioned at or adjacent the first end of the first elongated member, the coupling configured to couple to the first end of the first elongated member and the first end of the second elongated member when the bariatric clamp is in the closed position.

3 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 1 , wherein the stomach is not fully occluded at an antrum portion of the stomach.

4 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 1 , wherein the bariatric clamp includes a padding material connected to the first elongated member.

5 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 4 , wherein the bariatric clamp includes the padding material connected to at least a portion of the second elongated member.

6 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 4 , wherein the padding material is a silicone sleeve.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first elongated member and at least a portion of the second elongated member are curved to conform the first elongated member and the second elongated member to a lesser curvature of the stomach.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through the opening includes natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through the opening includes one of transgastric surgery, transvaginal surgery, transrectal surgery, and transcolonic surgery.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through the opening includes placing an assistant trochar into an abdominal cavity of the body.

11 . A method of partially partitioning a stomach of a body, the method comprising:

providing a bariatric clamp that may be provided in an open position and in a closed position;

inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through an opening;

positioning a first elongated portion of the bariatric clamp on a first side of the stomach and positioning a second elongated portion of the bariatric clamp on a second side of the stomach; and

closing and securing the bariatric clamp into the closed position around the stomach to partition a portion of the stomach with a partition-forming section of the bariatric clamp at least in part by suturing a portion of the bariatric clamp to a portion of the stomach,

wherein, when the bariatric clamp is secured on the stomach in the closed position, the stomach is partially partitioned and is not fully occluded;

wherein the bariatric clamp when in the closed position includes:

a first elongated member having a first end and a second end;

a second elongated member having a first end and a second end;

wherein at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member have one or more suture portions, and wherein suturing a portion of bariatric clamp to the portion of the stomach is performed using the one or more suture portions of the bariatric clamp;

a coupling configured to couple the first elongated member and the second elongated member; and

a bight member having a hinge flexible between the open position and the closed position, the bight member positioned adjacent the second end of the first elongated member and the second end of the second elongated member,

wherein at least a portion of the first elongated member and at least a portion of the second elongated member comprise the partition-forming section of the bariatric clamp when the bariatric clamp is secured in the closed position around the stomach by the coupling,

wherein the partition-forming section generally obstructs the flow of fluid contained within the partitioned portion of the stomach when the bariatric clamp is installed in the closed position around the stomach,

wherein a passage-forming section is formed at least at or adjacent the bight member of the bariatric clamp, and

wherein the passage-forming section defines a fluid passage through which a fluid contained within the stomach may flow when the bariatric clamp is installed in the closed position around the stomach.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through the opening includes natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the inserting the bariatric clamp into the body through the opening includes placing an assistant trochar into an abdominal cavity of the body.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the bariatric clamp is positioned on the stomach in a substantially vertical position.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the bariatric clamp includes a padding material connected to the first elongated member.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the bariatric clamp includes the padding material connected to at least a portion of the second elongated member.

17 . The method of installing a bariatric clamp of claim 15 , wherein the padding material is a silicone sleeve.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the first elongated member and at least a portion of the second elongated member are curved to conform the partition-forming section of the bariatric clamp to a lesser curvature of the stomach.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the coupling is configured to couple the first end of the first elongated member and the first end of the second elongated member.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the stomach is not fully occluded at an antrum portion of the stomach when the bariatric clamp is secured in the closed position.

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