This ear stapling is new to me. Here are the results of a Google search for "ear stapling" and "weight loss"- http://tinyurl.com/cavfo
"Weight loss staple" seems to be a proper term for what you are talking about. One of the first links- http://tinyurl.com/9sqfe - explains it very well. It is a very exciting find, but it makes you wonder why it does not have more publicity if it actually works.