ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,263, issued on April 21.
"Apparatus for treating obesity" was invented by Peter Forsell (Bouveret, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for treating obesity of an obese patient having a stomach with a food cavity, the apparatus comprising at least one volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient. The volume filling device is adapted to be placed inside the stomach wall with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the inside of the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantial...