| DUOCURE, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20100145301 | SPRAY ADMINISTRATION OF COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING ACTIVE AGENTS SUCH AS PEPTIDES TO THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - Methods of administering an active agent such as an active pharmaceutical ingredient by spraying a composition comprising the active agent at a luminal wall of the gastrointestinal tract are disclosed. Also disclosed are devices for administering a composition suitable for implementing the disclosed method. Also disclosed is the use of a peptide as an active agent for the manufacture of a sprayable composition for use in the treatment of a subject by gastrointestinal administration. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100114150 | DUODENAL STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS RELATING TO EATING DISORDERS - A device useful for treatment of conditions relating to an eating disorder comprises: a) a duodenum obstructing component configured to partially obstruct the lumen of a duodenum in which deployed, preferably so as to reduce the rate of passage of materials through the duodenum; and b) an anchoring component configured to substantially maintain a position of the obstructing component inside a duodenum wherein deployed. The obstructing component does not block entry of food into the duodenum but rather causes a given volume of food that enters the duodenum to induce a greater degree of satiety and/or to induce a perception of satiety for a longer period of time and/or to induce a perception of satiety faster than otherwise. | 05-06-2010 |
