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Transpyloric anchoring

US10130502B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by

12References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GI Dynamics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andres Chamorro · Natick, US
Andy H. Levine · Newton, US
David A. Melanson · Hudson, US
Barry Maxwell · Spencer, US
Richard A. Gambale · Tyngsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/045
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gastrointestinal implant device (2800) comprises a planar proximal element (220) configured to reside in a stomach to resist distal migration, a distal element (222) configured to reside in an intestine to resist proximal migration and one or more tethers (224) coupling the planar proximal element to the distal element.

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