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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Richard Chen, Napa, CA (US);
Craig A. Johanson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher S. Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Chen, Napa, CA (US);
Craig A. Johanson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher S. Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fulfillium, Inc., Napa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gastric balloon includes a scaffold structure, one or more internal inflatable compartments within the scaffold structure, and one or more inflatable bladders formed over the space-filling compartment. The gastric balloon may be deployed transesophageally using a gastroscope and is inflated in situ, preferably using a combination of liquid and gas inflation media.