System for detecting an intragastric balloon
US10350100B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3945
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided, including intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, locating, tracking, monitoring, deflating, and retrieving the same. In one embodiment, a device includes a balloon capsule having a distal end, a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, a connector, a light sensor, and a balloon valve. At least one optical fiber extends along the length of the interior of the catheter and through the valve such that a distal end of the optical fiber is positioned at a distal end of the balloon capsule when the catheter is placed within the balloon capsule, and such that a proximal end of the optical fiber can be received by the light sensor.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.