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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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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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7255675 |
Devices and methods to treat a patient
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the...
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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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7172613 |
Intragastric device for treating morbid obesity
An intragastric device inserted by endoscopic path into a patient's stomach. The device includes a balloon or envelope having a specific nominal volume. The balloon is sealingly connected to...
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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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7083595 |
Medical catheter assembly and method of using the same
A medical catheter assembly and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises a gastrostomy feeding tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore, the...
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7056305 |
Intragastric balloon assembly
This invention combines three medical-surgical elements such as an intragastric balloon, a valve to control the postoperatory inflating and the technique of percutaneous gastronomy with endoscopic...
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7041083 |
Medical catheter assembly including a removable inner sleeve and method of using the same
A medical catheter assembly including a removable inner sleeve. In one embodiment, the assembly is a low profile percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) device and comprises a body, a clamp, a...
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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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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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6979322 |
Low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter
Low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter, such as a gastrostomy feeding tube. In a preferred embodiment, the adaptor comprises a body having a lower portion and an upper portion. A first...
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6976980 |
Low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter
Low profile adaptor for use with gastrostomy feeding tube. In a preferred embodiment, the adaptor comprises a disc-shaped housing, the housing being provided with a bottom opening and a side slot,...
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6960199 |
Method for feeding with a tube
A feeding tube medical apparatus having a catheter head and catheter that allows easy insertion and removal of the catheter within a patient needing enteral feeding. The invention also relates to a...
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6872189 |
Gastric access port
An improved mechanism for attaching a feeding tube to a feeding delivery system is presented. The feeding delivery system is attached to an elongated connecting member that is pivotally attached to...
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EP1501581A1 |
BALLOON SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBESITY
Abstract not available for EP1501581 Abstract of corresponding document: WO03095015 A medical system (100) for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon (110) implanted in a...
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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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6802836 |
Low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter
A low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter. In one embodiment, the adaptor comprises a lower connector portion, an upper connector portion and a valve. The lower connector portion...
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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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6666853 |
Low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter
A low profile adaptor for use with a medical catheter, such as a gastrostomy feeding tube. In one embodiment, the adaptor comprises a body, a clamp and a cap. The body includes a base portion and a...
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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...
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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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6503264 |
Endoscopic device for removing an intragastric balloon
A device and method for removing a fluid-filled object from a body cavity of a patient is provided. The device includes a tube and a grasper slidably movable with respect to the tube. The device...
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6454785 |
Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity
The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety 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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5549657 |
Low profile adaptor for gastrostomy feeding tube
A low profile adaptor is disclosed for use with a gastrostomy feeding tube which has been inserted by means of conventional endoscopic procedures or with a replacement feeding tube inserted through...
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