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Patent No.:

US 8317677 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2009

Mechanical gastric band with cushions

Applicants:

Tiago Bertolote, Geneva, CH;

Pierre Fridez, Froideville, CH;

Inventors:

Tiago Bertolote, Geneva, CH;

Pierre Fridez, Froideville, CH;

Assignee:

Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Stephen Donovan

Debra Condino

Primary Examiner:

Samuel Gilbert

Assistant Examiner:

Sunita Reddy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for regulating the functioning of an organ or duct generally includes an implantable band structured to at least partially circumscribe an organ or duct and an actuating mechanism operable to effect constriction of the band. The system further includes a plurality of incompressible cushion segments defining a substantially star-shaped inner circumference of the band, the star-shape effective to prevent pinching and necrosis of tissue during adjustment.

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Bertolote, Tiago. (2012). Mechanical gastric band with cushions (U.S. Patent No. 8317677). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8317677

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