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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Metamodix, Inc., 3650 Annapolis Lane North Suite #l, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kedar R. Belhe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Werner Schwarz, Ruhpolding, DE;
Todd Stangenes, Mineapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
MetaModix, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for anchoring and restraining gastrointestinal prostheses are disclosed. In various examples, the systems and methods include securing a gastrointestinal device within a patient's anatomy by extending an anti-migration anchor through a plurality of portions of the gastrointestinal device to couple together the plurality of portions of the gastrointestinal device. In some examples, the anti-migration anchor extends through tissue situated between the plurality of portions of the gastrointestinal device.