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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Kristin L. Jambor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey P. Wiley, Milford, OH (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Mark Tsonton, Loveland, OH (US);
Patrick J. Swindon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Kristin L. Jambor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey P. Wiley, Milford, OH (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Mark Tsonton, Loveland, OH (US);
Patrick J. Swindon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgey, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gastric band includes a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location. The balloon includes a longitudinally extending body and a supply tube is secured to the balloon for fluid communication with an internal cavity of the balloon.