Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Mark Orphanos

Kenneth Arden Eliasen

Jordan N Jacobs

Chris Maurer

Matthew B Denardo

An implantable injection port for use with a gastric band for treating obesity and for attaching to a tissue of a patient is disclosed. The implantable injection port includes a base having an anchor opening, a gear coupled to the base and rotatable about a central axis, the gear having a plurality of gear teeth, an anchor coupled to the gear, and a top portion spaced apart from the base and having a plurality of top teeth that engage with the plurality of gear teeth. The top portion is rotatable causing rotation of the gear such that the rotation of the gear causes movement of the anchor through the anchor opening of the base and into the tissue of the patient.

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Stoughton, MA, United States of America

Mark Orphanos