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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
EP1333877A2 INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE REPEATEDLY VARIED IN VOLUME WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE  
Abstract not available for EP1333877 Abstract of corresponding document: US6579301 An intragastric balloon device includes a flexible bladder, a relatively rigid reservoir coupled to the bladder...
6579301 Intragastric balloon device adapted to be repeatedly varied in volume without external assistance  
An intragastric balloon device includes a flexible bladder, a relatively rigid reservoir coupled to the bladder and adapted to hold a bladder inflation fluid, and an inflation/deflation system...
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