Intragastric volume-occupying device and method for fabricating same
US10874537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1051
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Intragastric volume-occupying devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. The devices, which are inflated by carbon dioxide, include an aluminum or silicon oxide barrier layer providing carbon dioxide retention and an alkylene vinyl alcohol polymer layer providing structural integrity in vivo.
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