ReShape Lifesciences Inc.
GASTRIC RESTRICTION DEVICES FOR TREATING OBESITY

Abstract:

A gastric restriction device for treating excessive weight or obesity in mammals. The gastric restriction devices includes a skirt having a left portion, a right portion, a top edge with a first indentation located at a center of the top edge, and a bottom edge with a second indentation located at a center of the bottom edge. The skirt has a narrow surface located between the first indentation and the second indentation and a broad surface formed from the left portion connecting to the right portion. The skirt is configured to envelop and fit a stomach of a mammal. The gastric restriction device includes a first attachment device and a second attachment device. The second attachment device is adapted to engage the first attachment device so that the skirt envelops and fits the stomach of the mammal.