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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
Assignee:
ReShape Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An in vitro testing process for simulating conditions of a stomach, comprising, in combination: providing an intragastric device to an acetone bath; inducing swelling of the intragastric device; exacerbating weak spots in the intragastric device; observing the results; and estimating the results of an in vivo study. Improvements to an intragastric space filler to reduce failure at a balloon to shaft area including an adhesive fillet, washers, a balloon cuff and collar, a molded in balloon fillet, and a one-piece molded balloon assembly.