Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Matthew B Denardo

Edward Emil Shaw

Kenneth Arden Eliasen

Jordan N Jacobs

Serge Cyril Roux

Brandon C Short

Merrill J Birdno

Alireza Mashal

Chris Maurer

Linda Marie Donoghue

Mark Orphanos

Mike A Schmieder

Franck J Rubiconi

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.

Implantable access port system

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West Roxbury, MA, United States of America

Matthew B Denardo