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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Obalon Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark C. Brister, Encinitas, CA (US);
Neil R. Drake, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Obalon Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0043 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1054 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1061 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1053 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly a device for assisting a patient in swallowing an intragastric balloon is provided, comprising an elongate tube, a gastric balloon assembly reversibly attached to an orifice of the elongate tube and comprising an inflation catheter engaged with a gastric balloon, a handle member, and an engagement subassembly comprising a female portion and a male portion and configured and arranged for threading the inflation catheter into and engaging the elongate tube.