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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian S. Kelleher, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Endonetics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a prosthetic gastroesophageal valve assembly, for transesophageal implantation to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. The valve assembly includes an anchor for attachment to the wall of the esophagus and a valve permanently or removably connected to the anchor. Related devices and methods are also disclosed.
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