Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devices
US7753928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00292
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that extend to least partially through the patient's stomach wall, and that anchor the device with the patient's stomach. The device can be deployed and/or removed through transesophageal approaches and/or through a combination of transesophageal and transabdominal approaches.
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