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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Sean Snow, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Mike Augarten, Goleta, CA (US);
Christian Perron, Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Raven, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sean Snow, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Mike Augarten, Goleta, CA (US);
Christian Perron, Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Raven, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0056 (2013.01); A61F 5/0059 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0001 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 5/0053 (2013.01); A61F 5/0043 (2013.01); A61F 5/0046 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a source reservoir with potential energy for a system for facilitating obesity control. The system includes a remote transmitter, a gastric band including at least one inflatable portion for containing a fluid, at least one reservoir for containing the fluid, and a high precision pump unit in communication with the reservoir for controlling pressure within the inflatable portion.