The present invention generally relates to medical systems and apparatus and uses thereof for treating obesity and/or obesity-related diseases, and more specifically, relates to a gastric band that is self-adjusting.
Adjustable gastric banding apparatus have provided an effective and substantially less invasive alternative to gastric bypass surgery and other conventional surgical weight loss procedures. Despite the positive outcomes of invasive weight loss procedures, such as gastric bypass surgery, it has been recognized that sustained weight loss can be achieved through a laparoscopically-placed gastric band, for example, the LAP-BAND® (Allergan, Inc., Irvine, Calif.) gastric band or the LAP-BAND AP® (Allergan, Inc., Irvine, Calif.) gastric band. Generally, gastric bands are placed about the fundus, or esophageal junction, of a patient's upper stomach forming a stoma that restricts food's passage into a lower portion of the stomach. When the stoma is of an appropriate size that is restricted by a gastric band, food held in the upper portion of the stomach may provide a feeling of satiety or fullness that discourages overeating. Unlike gastric bypass procedures, gastric band apparatus are reversible and require no permanent modification to the gastrointestinal tract. An example of a gastric banding system is disclosed in Roslin, et al., U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2006/0235448, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this specific reference.
Existing gastric bands periodically require adjustments to maintain an effective constriction about the fundus, to account for changes in the fundus tissue, reduction of fat or other factors causing movement and/or size change of the fundus. Some attempts have been made to allow for such adjustment of gastric bands. For example, hydraulic gastric bands utilize a fluid such as saline to fill an inflatable portion of the gastric band using a subcutaneous injection port. Adjustments to the amount of inflation may be made by injecting or extracting the fluid through the patient's skin into or out of the injection port, which then directs the fluid into or out of the inflatable portion of the gastric band. These types of adjustments may be undesirable because of the discomfort caused by the injections.
Further, adjustments by injections may not be immediately available when immediate adjustments may be desirable. For example, during normal operation of the gastric band, the band applies pressure to the outer surface of the fundus. But in some instances, the patient may swallow a bolus of food that is too large to pass through the constriction produced by the band. The result can be a painful experience which, if it persists, may require medical intervention to release the blockage.
Accordingly, it is desirable to develop a self-adjusting gastric band that will provide the needed pressure to the fundus to create the stoma and facilitate weight control, but that will also automatically self-adjust to account for changes in the fundus and/or to open up to allow a large bolus to pass through. It is further desirable to create an automatic, self-adjusting gastric band that does not require an electrical power source and/or external adjustments, to allow a large bolus to pass through, so that immediate relief from the discomfort created by a large bolus may be relieved. Moreover, it is desirable to develop a mechanically self-adjusting gastric band that does not require hydraulic adjustments through a subcutaneous injection port.
Generally described herein are self-adjusting, mechanical gastric bands that apply a substantially constant force to a patient's fundus in order to facilitate weight control. Such self-adjusting gastric bands are capable of automatically relaxing and contracting in response changes in the patient's fundus or in response to a large bolus passing through the patient's fundus that is constricted by the gastric band. Furthermore, the self-adjusting gastric bands disclosed herein are automatically adjustable without hydraulic fluid.
Although certain embodiments of self-adjusting gastric bands are disclosed herein, it should be understood that the present invention contemplates any gastric band that is mechanically self-adjustable and that applies a substantially constant force to the fundus. The substantially constant force may have a target force in the range of approximately 0.05 to 1.0 lbf. However, the force variation from a first position and a second position in the gastric band may be less than approximately fifty percent. For example, for a band with a target force of 0.4 lbf, the variation in force between the two positions may be approximately 0.2 to 0.6 lbf, or 0.4+/−0.2 lbf.
In various embodiments, a self-adjusting gastric band may impose a range of constrictions on a fundus to accommodate changes in shape, size, and/or position of the fundus. For simplicity, a first constriction and a second constriction on the fundus in response to a first position and second position of the fundus may be referred to herein. However, it should be understood that various numbers of different constrictions are contemplated within the scope of the present invention, and that the range of constrictions may be a continuous range of constrictions.
In various embodiments, the range of constrictions may be described as ranges of inside diameters of the gastric band. The inside diameter of the band changes to provide a greater or lesser degree of constriction of the fundus. The inside diameter of the gastric band may change by an amount between approximately one-sixteenth of an inch and approximately one-half of an inch.
The self-adjusting gastric band comprises a movable member and a biasing mechanism coupled to the movable member to facilitate applying the substantially constant force against the fundus when the fundus is in the first position and the second position. The self-adjusting band applies the first constriction to the fundus when the fundus is in the first position. The band applies the second constriction to the fundus when the fundus is in the second position. The movable member self-adjusts as the fundus moves from the first position to the second position, and the biasing mechanism automatically moves the movable member with the substantially constant force as the fundus moves from the first position to the second position.
In an embodiment, the fundus moves from the first position to the second position as a large bolus enters the fundus. To allow the large bolus to pass through the fundus, the self-adjusting gastric band automatically moves from the first constriction to the second constriction, with the second constriction being looser than the first constriction. After the bolus passes through the fundus, the biasing mechanism automatically returns the movable member to the first constriction.
Further, in an embodiment, the movable member is a lobe comprising a rolling diaphragm coupled to a ring of the gastric band, and the biasing mechanism is a compression spring with substantially constant force in the range of operation. The near-constant force compression spring is disposed within a cup proximate the rolling diaphragm, and the spring abuts the ring to facilitate moving the rolling diaphragm to impose the first constriction and the second constriction on the fundus. The cup is slidably coupled to the ring and comprises a tab to prevent the near-constant force compression spring from expanding beyond a predetermined distance. A near-constant force compression spring may be achieved by choosing a spring with a low spring constant (K) and then pre-loading the spring to a desired target force by using a substantial portion of the range of deflection of the spring, leaving sufficient remaining deflection to accommodate a desired operation range of the gastric band.
In accordance with another embodiment, the movable member is a vertical cup slidably coupled to a roller that is coupled to a ring of the self-adjusting gastric band. The vertical cup is circumferentially disposed around the inside of a ring of the gastric band. The biasing mechanism is a torsional spring coupled to the roller. The torsional spring comprises ends that contact a back support of the ring to facilitate applying the substantially constant force to the vertical cup and the fundus. A moment arm of the torsional spring increases as the vertical cup slides toward the back support, and the increased moment arm facilitates maintaining the substantially constant force against the fundus.
Additionally, the self-adjusting gastric band comprises a retaining ring circumferentially disposed about the self-adjusting gastric band. The retaining ring comprising a release tab abutting a tab on the spring holder, which maintains the spring holder in a preloaded position against the back support. When the retaining ring rotates around the self-adjusting gastric band, the release tab slides past the spring holder tab to release the spring holder and the vertical cup. When released, the vertical cup exerts the substantially constant force on the fundus.
According to an embodiment, the self-adjusting gastric band comprises a latch mechanism that has a male portion and a female portion. The male portion comprises a cam screw and the female portion comprises a slidable cylinder. The cam screw comprises pins and the slidable cylinder comprises pin slots for receiving the pins when the cam screw is inserted into the slidable cylinder.
Further, the slidable cylinder comprises a tab that abuts a retaining ring release tab on the retaining ring. When the cam screw is inserted into the slidable cylinder and slides the slidable cylinder within the female portion, the cylinder tab pushes the retaining ring release tab to rotate the retaining ring. The retaining ring releases the vertical cup as the retaining ring rotates.
In accordance with another embodiment the movable member of the self-adjusting gastric band is a rotatable finger coupled to a pivot on a ring of the self-adjusting gastric band. The rotatable finger rotates counter-clockwise to apply the first constriction, and it rotates clockwise to apply the second constriction, for example, in response to the large bolus entering the fundus. The biasing mechanism is a leaf spring coupled to the ring, and the leaf spring biases the rotatable finger toward the fundus at the substantially constant force. A lever arm of the leaf spring increases as the rotatable finger rotates to the second constriction in order to maintain the substantially constant force.
The present invention generally provides mechanically self-adjusting gastric banding systems, for example, for treatment of obesity and obesity related conditions, as well as systems for automatically controlling adjustment of gastric bands in response to changes in the patient's fundus or in response to a patient swallowing a large bolus.
Adjustable gastric bands are effective in helping a patient lose weight when the band is properly tightened around the patient's fundus, or esophageal junction. During normal operation, the band applies pressure to the outer surface of the fundus. But, in some instances, the size and/or shape of the fundus may change, or the patient may swallow a bolus which is too large to pass through the constriction produced by the band—for example, when the patient swallows a large piece of steak. The result can be a painful experience which, if it persists, may require medical intervention to release the blockage. In either case, adjustment of the gastric band may be necessary.
In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, the mechanically self-adjusting gastric band provides a substantially constant force to the fundus to encourage weight loss. This substantially constant force is maintained even when the size and/or shape of the fundus changes, or when a large bolus of food is swallowed. It should be noted that the force is referred to herein as substantially constant, but it should be understood that embodiments disclosed herein function when the force is constant, and not just substantially constant.
The biasing mechanisms in the self-adjusting gastric band cause a movable member to move with the changing size of the fundus while maintaining the substantially constant force against the fundus. For example, the self-adjusting gastric band may temporarily and automatically open up to allow a large bolus to pass through the fundus. After the bolus passes through, the biasing mechanisms and movable members of the band return the band to its original constriction about the fundus. In various embodiments, the band is automatically self-adjusting and does not require manual and/or external adjustments in order to maintain the substantially constant pressure against the fundus.
As noted previously, certain embodiments of a mechanically self-adjusting gastric band will be disclosed herein. However, other configurations that allow for automatic, mechanical, self-adjusting gastric bands that apply a substantially constant force to the fundus are contemplated within the scope of the present invention. Thus the embodiments described below are only representative of the invention, and are not limiting.
With reference to
A latch mechanism 110 secures the band 105 in place around the fundus. The components of the latch mechanism 110 are located at the ends of a flexible, rigid ring 107 that forms the outside of the band 105 when it is wrapped around the fundus. In an embodiment, the outside diameter of the ring 107 is approximately two inches and the inside diameter is approximately one inch. The ring 107 provides structure and support to the band 105, and may be constructed of molded silicone rubber with a shore A durometer in the range of approximately 50-60.
With reference to
The compression springs may be made of stainless steel, titanium, or any other material that provides a sufficient force with a low enough k-value to facilitate applying a substantially constant force to the fundus with the lobes 115. In an embodiment, the compression springs 120 undergo a large deflection when they are loaded into the lobes 115. In this manner, small changes in the compression of the springs 120 have little or substantially no effect on the force exerted by the springs 120, resulting in a substantially constant force applied by the springs 120 and the lobes 115 in response to deflections due to fundus changes. In various embodiments, the force applied by the springs 120 is in the range of approximately 0.05 to 1.0 lbf, and in an embodiment, the force applied is approximately 0.25 lbf.
One end of the compression spring 120 abuts the ring 107, and the ring 107 thus acts as a support for the spring. The end of the spring opposite the ring 107 sits in a cup 130 that is rigid. The cup 130 may be made of molded plastic, polysulfone, titanium, stainless steel, or any other material that provides sufficient support for the spring 120. The cup 130 provides a rigid and smooth surface against which the spring 120 may act, in order to evenly distribute the substantially constant force on the fundus.
The cup 130 includes a cylindrical portion that passes through a cylindrical portion in the ring 107. The cylindrical portion of the ring 107 is sealed by a plug 134. The cylindrical portion of the cup 130 includes a tab 132 that abuts the cylindrical portion of the ring 107 when the spring has extended to its maximum extension, to prevent the lobe from extending too far to the center of the band 105 and into the fundus.
The lobe 115 is sealed from the patient's body and from contaminants with a flexible rolling diaphragm 125. As the spring 120 moves the cup 130 toward and away from the fundus, the diaphragm 125 flexes and moves with the cup. The diaphragm 125 is attached to the ring 107 via an interference fit between a diaphragm lip 126 and an interference portion 127 in the ring 107.
In various embodiments, more lobes 115 may be used to more equally distribute the substantially constant force about the fundus. For example, with reference to
With reference to
The band 305 includes movable members that are vertically shaped cups 325 circumferentially disposed around the inside of the ring 307. The cups 325 automatically move into and out of the band to adapt to changes in the fundus 300 in order to apply a substantially constant force to the fundus 300. The cups 325 and/or other portions of the band 305 may be made of a low coefficient of friction material to reduce friction as the parts move with respect to each other. For example, various components may be made of silicone.
The cups 325 are biased against a back support 327 in the ring 307 with a torsional spring 320. The torsional spring 320 is coupled to the ring 307 via a roller 330 that passes through the center cylindrical portion of the spring 320. The roller 330 is rotationally and/or fixedly attached to the ring 307 via a roller pin 332 that passes through the roller 330. Thus, the roller 330 and center portion of the torsional spring 320 remain substantially stationary as the cups 325 move into and out of the band 305.
The ends of the torsional spring 320 are held by a spring holder 315 that is attached to the cup 325. The ends of the torsional spring 320 press against the back support 327 to provide a substantially constant force to the cup 325 against changes in size of the fundus 300. The cup 325 has slots that engage with the roller 330 and/or the roller pin 332 to provide a gimbal-pivoted support interaction between the spring 320 and the cup 325.
As illustrated in
With the moment arm of the spring 320 decreasing as the spring 320 moves towards a relaxed position and increasing as the spring 320 moves towards a wound position, the greater moment arm compensates for a potential increase in force as the spring 320 becomes more wound—as the cup 325 is pushed towards the back support 327. Thus, the spring 320 may exert a substantially constant force against the cup 325, which allows the cup 325 to exert a substantially constant force against the fundus 300. Further, the spring 320 may be preloaded to such a degree that small changes in deflection of the spring 320 result in a substantially constant force.
The male 310 and female 311 portions of the latch mechanism facilitate securing the band 305 around the fundus 300. The male portion 310 includes a cam screw 342 that is biased away from the female portion 311 with a compression spring. A physician uses an instrument such as a screw driver to push the cam screw 342 into the female portion 311 in order to secure the male portion 310 to the female portion 311 and in order to release the vertical cups 325 so they can exert a substantially constant force against the fundus 300.
A retaining ring 340 is circumferentially located around the band 305 and slides within the band 305 in order to release the vertical cups 325. The spring holder 315 attached to the vertical cup 325 includes a spring holder tab 347 that allows a retaining ring tab 346 to hold the spring holder 315 and the vertical cup 325 against the back support 327 in order to preload the spring 320. The retaining ring 340 also facilitates implanting the band 305 around the fundus 300 because the vertical cups 325 in the preloaded position are not exposed (which could lead to undesirable contact with the fundus 300 if they were exposed) as the band 305 is implanted.
In accordance with an embodiment, a ring release cylinder 344 is configured to facilitate sliding the retaining ring 340 within the band 305 in order to slide the retaining ring tabs 346 away from the spring holder tabs 347. The ring release cylinder 344 includes a cylinder tab 348 that abuts a retaining ring release tab 349 on the retaining ring 340 in order to rotate the retaining ring 340 as the cylinder 344 slides within the female portion 311 of the latch mechanism.
The cam screw 342 causes the cylinder 344 to slide within the female portion 311 when a physician inserts the cam screw 342 into the female portion 311. The cam screw 342 includes pins 343 at the end of the cam screw 342 closest to the female portion 311. These pins 343 are configured to slide within the pin slots 345 in the cylinder 344 as the physician pushes the cam screw 342 into the female portion 311.
When the pins 343 press against the cylinder 344 at the ends of the slots 345, the cylinder 344 slides within the female portion 311 and moves the cylinder tab 348. As the cylinder tab 348 moves, it pushes the retaining ring release tab 349 in order to rotate the retaining ring 340 with respect to the band 305. After the retaining ring 340 has been rotated to release the vertical cups 325, the physician rotates the cam screw 342 in the cylinder pin slots 345 in order to lock the cam screw 342 in the female portion 311 to secure the male portion 310 to the female portion 311 and to facilitate securing the band 305 about the fundus 300. The cam screw 342 and the cylinder 344 may also be used to reposition the retaining ring 340 to hold the spring holders 315 against the back supports 327 by moving the cylinder 344 in the direction opposite the direction discussed above.
In another embodiment, as illustrated in
Similar to the embodiments illustrated in
The compression spring 420 is coupled to the back support 427 via a back support spring retaining portion 428, and the spring 420 is coupled to the vertical cup 425 via a cup spring retaining portion 429 opposite the back support 427. The compression spring 420 may be similar to the spring 120 discussed above with respect to
In accordance with various embodiments, and with reference to
The rotatable fingers 510 are rotatably coupled to the ring 507 at pivots 530. When the rotatable fingers 510 rotate counter-clockwise, they increase the constriction of the fundus by rotating toward the center of the ring 507. When the rotatable fingers 510 rotate clockwise, they decrease the constriction of the fundus by rotating away from the center of the ring 507.
A first leaf spring 520 is coupled to the ring 507 via a spring holder 525. A second leaf spring 522 is coupled to the rotatable finger 510, and the free ends of the leaf springs 520, 522 overlap. In this manner, the two leaf springs 520, 522 bias the rotatable finger 510 toward the center of the ring 507 and toward the fundus with a substantially constant force.
The leaf springs 520, 522 are preloaded to generate the desired force. In an embodiment, the desired force is in the range of approximately 0.1 to approximately 1.0 lbf. Further in an embodiment, the desired force is approximately 0.25 lbf. The range of angular motion of the leaf springs may normally produce small variations in the spring force, but the force remains substantially constant in an embodiment because the increase in a lever arm of the stationary leaf spring 520 causes an effective reduction of the spring factor and therefore a substantially constant resultant force.
In various embodiments, any mechanism for reducing the spring factor while increasing the deflection results in a substantially constant force applied to the fingers 510, and all such mechanisms are contemplated within the scope of the present invention. In another embodiment, the leaf springs and fingers may be configured such that the same deflection and lever arm result regardless of the rotation angle in order to obtain a substantially constant force.
The leaf spring 522 that rotates with the finger 510 is also configured to result in a substantially constant force as the finger 510 rotates. The resultant force works through lever arms of both springs 520, 522, so the geometry of the springs 520, 522 is configured to produce the desired resultant force. Further, based on the geometry of the springs 520, 522 and/or the fingers 510, any desired force profile may be developed by a combination of springs and lever arms. For example, in an embodiment, it may be desirable for the force applied to the fundus to increase or decrease as the fundus geometry changes to provide physiological benefits.
In an embodiment, and with reference to
In various embodiments, and with reference to
The canted spring 720 is circumferentially disposed around the band 705. The outside diameter of the canted spring 720 is configured to abut the ring 707 of the gastric band 705, and the inside diameter of the spring 720 is configured to abut the lobes 715. In an embodiment, the lobes 715 may be a continuous, flexible component. The canted spring 720 deflects radially in response to changes in the size, shape, and/or position of the fundus. The radial deflection of the spring 720 causes the inside diameter of the band 705 to change as the lobes 715 move in and out. As the canted spring 720 deflects, it applies a substantially constant force against the lobes 715 and the fundus. The substantially constant force is maintained because the effective lever arm of the spring 720 increases as the deflection increases.
In accordance with an embodiment, with reference particularly to
The canted spring 720 may include various mechanisms and/or characteristics to reduce friction between the coils of the spring 720, the lobes 715, the ring 707 and/or other portions of the gastric band 705. For example, rollers 721 may be placed along the spring 720 to facilitate reducing friction with the silicone material of the band 705 (e.g., the lobes 715 and/or the ring 707) as the spring 720 deflects. The rollers 721 may be located at various locations on the spring 720, and in an embodiment, the rollers 721 may cover substantially the entire spring 720. In other embodiments, silicone oil or another lubricating material may be utilized to reduce friction. Further, a low-friction silicone may be utilized as a laminating layer for the spring 720 to reduce friction.
In accordance with another embodiment, and with reference to
With reference to
Each segment includes an outer cup portion 809 configured to receive a near-constant force compression spring. The near-constant force compression spring abuts the outer cup portion 809 on one end, and a lobe 815 on the other end. The structure of the lobe 815 and the near-constant force compression spring are similar to the embodiments illustrated in
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, components, forces, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present invention. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the claims, each numerical parameter should at least be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contains certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements.
The terms “a,” “an,” “the” and similar referents used in the context of describing the invention (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. Recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member may be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. It is anticipated that one or more members of a group may be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all Markush groups used in the appended claims.
Certain embodiments of this invention are described herein, including the best mode known to the inventors for carrying out the invention. Of course, variations on these described embodiments will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description. The inventor expects skilled artisans to employ such variations as appropriate, and the inventors intend for the invention to be practiced otherwise than specifically described herein. Accordingly, this invention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.
Furthermore, certain references have been made to patents and printed publications throughout this specification. Each of the above-cited references and printed publications are individually incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Specific embodiments disclosed herein may be further limited in the claims using consisting of and/or consisting essentially of language. When used in the claims, whether as filed or added per amendment, the transition term “consisting of” excludes any element, step, or ingredient not specified in the claims. The transition term “consisting essentially of” limits the scope of a claim to the specified materials or steps and those that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristic(s). Embodiments of the invention so claimed are inherently or expressly described and enabled herein.
In closing, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Other modifications that may be employed are within the scope of the invention. Thus, by way of example, but not of limitation, alternative configurations of the present invention may be utilized in accordance with the teachings herein. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to that precisely as shown and described.
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