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EP1929957A1 |
BALLOON TO BE PLACED IN STOMACH AND VEHICLE FOR BALLOON
An intragastric balloon (1) to be placed in an inflated state in the stomach (S) is provided including: a balloon body that is made of an extensible material capable of being inflated and...
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7374532 |
High vapor pressure attenuation device
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device, comprising a flexible housing and a high vapor pressure media having a vapor pressure approximately equal to the intravesical pressure of the bladder and...
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EP1913905A1 |
BALLOON TO BE PLACED AND LEFT IN STOMACH
An intragastric balloon (1) that is left in an inflated state inside a stomach (S) includes: a balloon main body (2) that is capable of being inflated to a predetermined size; and at least one or...
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7354454 |
Satiation devices and methods
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which...
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7306614 |
Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body
An overtube apparatus for insertion into a body is described herein. The assembly includes an overtube having a lumen defined throughout. The distal end of the overtube member has two or more...
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7291160 |
Intragastric catheter
An intragastric catheter provides satiety due to its presence in the stomach cavity. Efficacy is improved by the tactile sensation provided by a plurality of fingers that extend from the device....
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7288101 |
Obesity treatment tools and methods
Various obesity treatment tools and methods are described herein, as well as treatments for other gastric-related diseases, e.g., GERD. Treatment includes reducing the size of the stomach pouch to...
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7288099 |
Obesity treatment tools and methods
Various obesity treatment tools and methods are described herein, as well as treatments for other gastric-related diseases, e.g., GERD. Treatment includes reducing the size of the stomach pouch to...
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7229428 |
Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures
A bypass conduit assembly is placed in a hollow body organ to route food and liquids past the hollow body organ. A flexible tubular member extends from a narrowed section through the hollow body...
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7220237 |
Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds in a circumferential...
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7214233 |
Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach
Methods and devices for maintaining a space-occupying device in a fixed relationship relative to a patient's stomach by manipulation of the stomach. In one variation, two or more regions of the...
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7211094 |
Magnetic anchoring devices
Magnetic anchoring devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of a patient are attached to its interior wall by magnetically coupling. Such expandable...
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7175638 |
Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ
Methods and devices for partitioning or plicating a region of a hollow body organ are described herein. These methods and devices relate generally to medical apparatus and methods and more...
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7146984 |
Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch
A prosthetic device is described that is positionable within the gastro-esophageal junction region of a patient. The prosthetic device includes a proximal opening and a distal orifice that is...
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7121283 |
Satiation devices and methods
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which...
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7111627 |
Satiation devices and methods
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which...
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7074178 |
Treatment of patients with a compressible attenuation device
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted...
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7066945 |
Intragastric device for treating obesity
An apparatus and method comprising at least one intragastric member or artificial bezoar made of a digestive-resistant or substantially indigestible material that is introduced into a gastric lumen...
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7056323 |
Stent security balloon/balloon catheter
A medical balloon is constructed with protrusions thereon to prevent unwanted movement of an expandable, implantable medical device such as a stent during delivery and deployment. At least some of...
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7033384 |
Stented anchoring of gastric space-occupying devices
Gastric space occupying devices are provided that include a stent configured for deployment in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, and in particular, for deployment in the esophagus or the...
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7033373 |
Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices
A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that...
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6994715 |
Intra-gastric fastening devices
Intra-gastric fastening devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of the patient are maintained within by anchoring or otherwise fixing the expandable...
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6988983 |
Implantable self-inflating attenuation device
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device comprising a flexible housing and a medium capable of transformation to inflate the housing from the first configuration to the second configuration. Also...
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6981980 |
Self-inflating intragastric volume-occupying device
A self-inflating, intragastric balloon device is activated by addition of an activating liquid into an acid or water soluble vessel located within the balloon. After an approximately pre-determined...
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6981978 |
Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach
Methods and devices for maintaining a space-occupying device in a fixed relationship relative to a patient's stomach by manipulation of the stomach. In one variation, two or more regions of the...
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6976951 |
High vapor pressure attenuation device
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device, comprising a flexible housing and a high vapor pressure media having a vapor pressure approximately equal to the intravesical pressure of the bladder and...
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6976950 |
Implantable valved pressure attenuation device
Disclosed herein are devices for treating symptoms of a urinary tract dysfunction having an expanded volume within the range of from about 1 cc to about 400 cc. In one embodiment, the device...
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6845776 |
Satiation devices and methods
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis positionable at the gastro-esophageal junction region, preferably below the z-line. In a method for inducing weight...
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6835188 |
Aortic catheter with porous aortic root balloon and methods for inducing cardioplegic arrest
The present invention relates to a catheter or cannula system that facilitates cardiopulmonary bypass surgeries and enables prolonged circulatory support of the heart. More specifically, the...
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6746460 |
Intra-gastric fastening devices
Intra-gastric fastening devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of the patient are maintained within by anchoring or otherwise fixing the expandable...
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6682473 |
Devices and methods for attenuation of pressure waves in the body
Disclosed are pressure attenuators, for attenuating pressure changes in an anatomical structure. The attenuators are movable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted...
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6676667 |
Stent security balloon/balloon catheter
A medical balloon is constructed with protrusions thereon to prevent unwanted movement of an expandable, implantable medical device such as a stent during delivery and deployment. At least some of...
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6290723 |
Method of making a synthetic triglyceride filler material
A filler material for a surgically implantable prosthesis comprised of a synthetic triglyceride having a viscosity substantially greater than that of naturally occurring triglycerides is provided....
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6267747 |
Aortic catheter with porous aortic root balloon and methods for inducing cardioplegic arrest
The present invention relates to a catheter or cannula system that facilitates cardiopulmonary bypass surgeries and enables prolonged circulatory support of the heart. More specifically, the...
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6258099 |
Stent security balloon/balloon catheter
A medical balloon is constructed with protrusions thereon to prevent unwanted movement of an expandable, implantable medical device such as a stent during delivery and deployment. At least some of...
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6245040 |
Perfusion balloon brace and method of use
A dilation catheter suitable for use in medical procedures is provided which includes a balloon disposed on an elongated flexible tube. The tube is capable of passing fluid between the balloon and...
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5993473 |
Expandable body device for the gastric cavity and method
An expandable body device for the gastric cavity including an elastic expandable body, a rigid fillant delivery tube sealedly connected to the expandable body and having a base portion, an...
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5792300 |
Perfusion catheter and striped extrusion method of manufacture
A dilation catheter for use in medical procedures is provided including a dilation balloon disposed on the distal end of a flexible tubular shaft. The balloon has perfusion characteristics and may...
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5674238 |
Perineometer
A perineometer which indicates the pressure created by vaginal contractions. A probe with a bulbous end is inflated inside the vagina, and a pressure transducer in fluid communication with the...
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5653758 |
Method of using a radiolucent organ displacement device for radiation therapy
A temporarily implantable organ displacement implant is comprised of a bladder with a one-way valve for being filled with a fluid for displacement of a healthy organ from a tissue site desired to...
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5613948 |
Annular perfusion balloon catheter
A catheter suitable for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty procedures and the like is provided. The catheter includes an annular balloon having an exterior wall, an interior wall and an...
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5501667 |
Perfusion balloon and method of use and manufacture
A dilation catheter suitable for use in medical procedures is provided. The catheter includes a balloon disposed on an elongated tube. The tube is capable of passing fluid between the balloon and...
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5484411 |
Spiral shaped perfusion balloon and method of use and manufacture
A dilation catheter suitable for use in medical procedures is provided. The catheter includes a balloon disposed on an elongated tube. The tube is capable of passing fluid between the balloon and...
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5433706 |
Perfusion balloon catheter
A catheter suitable for percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty procedures is provided. The catheter includes a balloon member having an interior and exterior surface and having at least one...
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5360009 |
Spirometer mouthpiece
A disposable spirometer mouthpiece comprises a resilient tubular member, having inner and outer surfaces and a defined wall thickness, the wall of the tubular member having first and second...
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5259399 |
Device and method of causing weight loss using removable variable volume intragastric bladder
A method and apparatus for causing weight loss in obese humans by occupying a segment of the stomach volume using a variable volume bladder filled with fluid. The bladder is inserted into the upper...
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5234454 |
Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter and method for controlling body weight therewith
A method for controlling the body weight of a patient employs a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter (10). The method comprises the first steps of inserting a percutaneous intragastric...
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5129915 |
Intragastric balloon
A balloon intended to be swallowed and to occupy a given volume of the stomach in the presence of other balloons of the same type in order to permit a weight reduction of an individual is made up...
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5084061 |
Intragastric balloon with improved valve locating means
An intragastric balloon has an ellipsoid or like configuration so that the balloon implanted in the stomach tends to rotate or rock only about one axis when a surgeon attempts to manipulate the...
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4930535 |
Folding leaf valve and method of making
A leaf valve folds upon itself to provide positive sealing of a pressurized chamber under a variety of pressure conditions. In particular, the valve stem folds to effectively close the lumen and...
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