Medical retainer and medical operation using the same
US8540621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00278
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical retainer is provided capable of independently controlling supplying air and water to a hollow organ like a stomach and a lumen of a small intestine. The medical retainer for sealing a fluid, the retainer being subject to be retained in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the medical retainer includes: a sealing section for sealing the fluid, the sealing section making contact with a wall of the gastrointestinal tract; a main body having passageways; and directional valves disposed in the passageways for allowing one of upward flow and downward flow of the fluid relative to the position of the retainer.
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