Device for retaining a component within the estu00c8mago therapy of a patient without obstructing the flow of fluid through the estu00c8mago and device to reduce the gastric volume effective

摘要

Device for retaining a component within the estu00c8mago therapy of a patient without obstructing the flow of fluid through the estu00c8mago and device to reduce the effective gastric volume is devices that facilitate gastric retention.In one implementation of this invention, a gastric device includes a support section to prevent the device pass through the pyloric valve or of the oesophagus, and a member of the optional retention to maintain a position in the stomach.The device can be applied to the stomach through the esophagus, both to be swallowed and through a tube of application or a catheter, and can be completely reversible. Other achievements, a gastric device according to the present invention self expands in the stomach, while in still other achievements a gastric device is inflatable or expandable.