Locking gastric obstruction device and method of use
US10070981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0089
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for intermittently obstructing a bodily opening, such as a gastric opening, and includes a proximal member connected to a distal member by a tether. The proximal member is formable from an elongated and narrower configuration to a contracted or expanded but wider configuration. When employed in the stomach, the device may be arranged transluminally with the distal member disposed in the duodenum and the proximal member disposed against the pyloric valve, intermittently occluding the pyloric valve and preventing or delaying, the flow of gastric contents through the pyloric valve.
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