Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume
US7708684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2926
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for providing a minimally-invasive placement of a mechanical structure for reducing the volume of a hollow body organ. Intragastric bands may be secured within the hollow body organ and then reduced in diameter to form a stricture within the hollow body organ. The strictures may be placed anywhere within the hollow body organ, and more than one stricture may be formed within the hollow body organ.
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