An apparatus and method comprising at least one intragastric member made
of a digestive-resistant or substantially indigestible material that is
introduced into a bag located in the gastric lumen of a mammal for the
treatment of obesity. One or more intragastric members are loaded into a
delivery tube in a partially compacted first configuration and delivered
to an overtube. The overtube includes a proximal end, a distal end and a
lumen configured to receive the intragastric members in the first
configuration for delivery to the bag located in the gastric lumen
wherein the intragastric member is expanded to a second configuration.
The apparatus further comprises a constraining element engaged with the
bag to secure the intragastric member upon delivery into the gastric
lumen.