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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel J. Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
William L. Athas, Durham, NC (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
William S. Eubanks, Durham, NC (US);
Kevin Van Bladel, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 17/12009 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a system for inducing weight loss in a patient, which comprises an extragastric space occupier positionable in contact with an exterior surface of a stomach wall to form an inward protrusion of wall into the stomach, and a retention device positionable in contact with the wall to retain the inward protrusion and to thereby capture the extragastric space occupier within the protrusion.