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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2009
Applicant:
John C. Alverdy, Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
John C. Alverdy, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
ReShape Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical system for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon implanted in a gastric cavity, a percutaneous fillant delivery tube and a control module connected to the tube for regulating the inflation and deflation of the balloon. The balloon may be individually contoured and inflated to occupy a large volume of the gastric cavity to provide a feeling of satiety. The balloon may also be deflated to give the gastric cavity lining a rest during less critical time.