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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Frederick B. Haller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John A. Karpiel, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Donagh O'sullivan, Limerick, IE;
Brian K. Rucker, King, NC (US);
Maximiliano Soetermans, Pinnacle, NC (US);
William D. Voorhees, Iii, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Frederick B. Haller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John A. Karpiel, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Donagh O'Sullivan, Limerick, IE;
Brian K. Rucker, King, NC (US);
Maximiliano Soetermans, Pinnacle, NC (US);
William D. Voorhees, III, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method comprising at least one intragastric member made of a digestive-resistant or substantially indigestible material that is introduced into a bag located in the gastric lumen of a mammal for the treatment of obesity. One or more intragastric members are loaded into a delivery tube in a partially compacted first configuration and delivered to an overtube. The overtube includes a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen configured to receive the intragastric members in the first configuration for delivery to the bag located in the gastric lumen wherein the intragastric member is expanded to a second configuration. The apparatus further comprises a constraining element engaged with the bag to secure the intragastric member upon delivery into the gastric lumen.