Gastric obstruction device deployment assembly and methods of delivering and deploying a gastric obstruction device
US11083613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0079
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to gastric obstruction device deployment systems and a device for intermittently obstructing a bodily opening, such as a gastric opening, and includes a proximal occluding member connected to a distal occluding member by a tether. The proximal occluding member is formable from an elongated and narrower configuration to a contracted or expanded but wider configuration. When employed in the stomach, the gastric obstruction device may be arranged transluminally with the distal occluding member disposed in the duodenum and the proximal occluding 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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