HEARTBURN AND REFLUX DISEASE TREATMENT WITH WIRELESS ENERGY SUPPLY

摘要

A heartburn and refluxdisease treatment apparatus coinprisesan operable restriction device (4) to beimplanted in a patient for engaging thestomach close to the cardia or engaging theesophagus (66), to form a restricted foodpassageway in the stomach or esophagus.The restriction device is operable to changethe restriction of the food passageway. Anenergy transmission device (10) is providedfor wireless transmission of energy fromoutside the patient's body to inside thepatient's body for use in connection withthe operation of the restriction deviceincluding enlarging or restricting the foodpassageway.