Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090118749 | Pyloric Devices and Methods - A gastrointestinal device is provided. The device includes a band sized and configured for residing in or around a pyloric sphincter region of the subject. The band is functional in maintaining the pyloric sphincter at a fixed opening size. | 05-07-2009 |
20090247992 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ALTERING EATING BEHAVIOR - A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device includes a device body which is attachable to GI tract tissue of a subject and functions in altering an eating behavior thereof. | 10-01-2009 |
20090305331 | Kits and methods for determining colon cleanliness - Method and kits for determining a cleanliness level of a colon of a subject are provided. The methods and kits of the present invention determine a parameter associated with colon cleanliness in a sample obtained from the subject and associate the parameter with the cleanliness level of the colon of the subject. | 12-10-2009 |
20100099944 | FECAL INCONTINENCE DEVICE, KIT AND METHOD - A method for treating incontinence in a subject is provided. The method is effected by forming or positioning a plug within an incontinent passageway associated with the incontinence in the subject. | 04-22-2010 |
20100137891 | TISSUE ANCHORABLE DEVICES - A device for treating GERD is provided. The device includes a device body capable of at least partially preventing reflux of stomach content to the esophagus while enabling flow of esophageal content around said device body and into the stomach. | 06-03-2010 |
20100152529 | FECAL INCONTINENCE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device for treating fecal incontinence in a subject is provided. The device includes a plug configured for positioning mostly within an anal canal of the subject. | 06-17-2010 |
20100174370 | PALATAL IMPLANT - A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device is configured for implantation within the oral cavity and is capable of altering a palatal vault of the subject. | 07-08-2010 |
20100280626 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - Devices and methods of treating sleep disordered breathing are provided herein. The devices are designed capable of preventing collapse of an oral airway tissue during sleep while maintaining normal velopharyngeal functions. | 11-04-2010 |
20110125063 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Modifying Behavior - A system for detecting non-verbal acoustic energy generated by a subject is provided. The system includes a sensor mountable on or in a body region of the subject, the sensor being capable of sensing the non-verbal acoustic energy; and a processing unit being capable of processing the non-verbal acoustic energy sensed by the sensor and deriving an activity related signature therefrom, thereby enabling identification of a specific activity associated with the non-verbal acoustic energy. | 05-26-2011 |
20110166556 | TISSUE-ANCHORED DEVICES - A therapeutic or diagnostic device is provided. The device includes a device body which is positionable within a lumen or passageway within a body and a tether which is attachable at a first end to the device body and at a second end to a tissue region not anatomically associated with the lumen or passageway. | 07-07-2011 |