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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Owen Shawn Sobelman, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Janel A. Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a slit valve for use with an inflatable intragastric balloon having a flange surface with an opening therein. The slit valve has a valve body connected to the flange surface and a chamber formed in the valve body. The system also includes a filler tube, that is accepted into the chamber when it is inserted through the opening in the flange surface.