1. An intraluminar method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a device comprising an implantable movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to a diaphragm muscle preventing a cardia from sliding up through the diaphragm hiatus opening, comprising the steps of:
introducing a gastroscope in the esophagus and into the stomach of the patient;
introducing an instrument through the esophagus and into the stomach of the patient, creating a hole in the stomach wall of the patient, using said instrument;
introducing the implantable movement restriction device into the abdominal cavity, through the hole in the stomach wall;
placing the movement restriction device on the outside of a stomach fundus wall, in the abdominal cavity; and
affixing the movement restriction device to the outside of the stomach fundus wall, thereby preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient’s diaphragm opening into a patient’s thorax and thus reducing reflux disease in the patient.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising;
creating, using a surgical instrument, a pouch in a portion of the stomach fundus wall on the outside of a stomach cavity, and
invaginating the implantable movement restriction device in the pouch.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of invaginating the implantable movement restriction device in the pouch comprises invaginating the implantable movement restriction using sutures or staplers.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inflating the implantable movement restriction device to its filling volume.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of affixing the implantable movement restriction device to the stomach wall comprises affixing the movement restriction device using sutures or staples.
6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wall to a lower part of a patient’s esophagus.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of affixing the stomach fundus wall to the lower part of the patient’s esophagus comprises affixing the stomach fundus wall to the lower part of the patient’s esophagus by providing sutures or staples.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising affixing the stomach fundus wall to a patient’s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of affixing the stomach fundus wall to the patient’s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles comprises affixing the stomach fundus wall to the patient’s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles by providing sutures or staples.
10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing an apparatus for regulating the movement restriction device from outside of a patient’s body.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of providing an apparatus for regulating the movement restriction device from the outside of the patient’s body comprises providing an injection port, such that the volume of the implantable volume filling device can be regulated by percutaneous injections.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of providing an injection port further comprises fixating said injection subcutaneously in the patient’s body.
13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a non-invasive apparatus for non-invasively regulating the movement restriction device from the outside of the patient’s body.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of providing a non-invasive apparatus comprises providing a non-invasive apparatus configured to receive wireless signals from a remote control.
15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of providing a non-invasive apparatus comprises fixating the non-invasive apparatus in an abdomen of the patient.
16. The method according to claim 2, wherein creating a pouch in a portion of the stomach fundus wall comprises creating a pouch having a volume of more than 15 millilitres.
17. The method according to claim 2, further comprising affixing the pouch to the lower part of the patient’s esophagus.
18. The method according to claim 2, further comprising affixing the pouch to the patient’s diaphragm muscle or associated muscles.
19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the implantable movement restriction device comprises a fixation member, and wherein the step of affixing the movement restriction device to the outside of the stomach fundus wall comprises affixing the fixation member to the stomach fundus wall.
20. The method according to claim 2, wherein the implantable movement restriction device comprises a fluid conduit, and wherein the method further comprising tunneling the fluid conduit in the stomach wall.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for establishing a connection between a first communication device capable of receiving an activating message and a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
(a) determining that the mobile communication device is seeking communication with a communication device;
(b) checking the status of a first communication device;
(c) choosing an action required for establishing the connection in view of the status of the first communication device; and
(d) taking the action chosen in (c),
wherein taking the action comprises sending to the first communication device an activating message, having at least a portion which activates an application residing on the first communication device.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the chosen action comprises opening an IP connection.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the first communication device is mobile.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the activating message is sent over a cellular network.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the activating message is a cellular specific message.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the activating message is an SMS.
7. A method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a request to communicate with a first communication device from a mobile communication device comprises uploading a server with a first message addressed to the recipient, and wherein activating an application residing on the first communication device comprising causing the first communication device to download the first message.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein sending to the first communication device an activating message comprises sending a message to the mobile communication device, the message indicating to the mobile communication device that sending an activating message to the first communication device is desirable.
9. A method according to claim 8, wherein upon receipt of the message, the mobile device generates the activating message and sends it.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein sending to the first communication device an activating message comprises sending an activating message from a server to the first communication device.
11. A method for activating a non-active application residing on a first communication device configured to receive activating messages, the method comprising:
(a) operating an application residing on a mobile communication device to generate an activating message;
(b) sending the activating message from the mobile communication device to the first communication device;
(c) receiving the activating message by the first communication device; and
(d) responding to the activating message, wherein responding comprises activating the non-active application and opening an IP connection.
12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the IP connection is between the first communication device and the mobile communication device.
13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the first communication device is mobile.
14. A method according to claim 11, wherein the activating message is sent over a cellular network.
15. A method according to claim 11, wherein the activating message is a cellular specific message.
16. A method according to claim 11, wherein the activating message is an SMS.
17. A method according to claim 11, wherein the IP connection between the first communication device and the mobile communication device is by uploading at least one message to a server by the mobile communication device and downloading the at least message from a server by the first communication device.
18. A method according to claim 11, wherein the non-active application comprises a messaging enabling application.
19. A method according to claim 18 wherein the messaging enabling application is an instant messaging application.
20. A method according to claim 11, wherein the first communication device comprises a mobile device.
21. A method according to claim 20, wherein a mobile device comprises a cellular phone.
22. A method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein activating an application residing on the first communication device comprises requesting permission from a user of the first communication device to activate.
23. A method according to claim 1, comprising requiring from the user of the first communication device only to express consent to communicate with the mobile device.