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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2010
Christian Y. Perron, Goleta, CA (US);
Sean Snow, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Mike Augarten, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert Hoyt, Jr., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christian Y. Perron, Goleta, CA (US);
Sean Snow, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Mike Augarten, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert Hoyt, Jr., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable system comprises a housing that includes a flexible reservoir. The flexible reservoir is coupled to an inflatable portion of a gastric band via a fluid inlet/outlet. The flexible reservoir contains a fluid and has an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. An access port may be coupled to the flexible reservoir and/or the gastric band to facilitate filling and draining the reservoir and/or the gastric band. A movable wall is slidably positioned around the flexible reservoir to move the flexible reservoir between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration to move the fluid into and out of the inflatable portion of the gastric band. A driving mechanism is positioned around the movable wall and is capable of changing the size of the movable wall to compress or expand the flexible reservoir. A motor, coupled to the driving mechanism, may actuate the driving mechanism.