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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Doron Marco, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Shimon Eckhouse, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Doron Marco, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Shimon Eckhouse, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Tulip Medical Ltd., Herzliya, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are bioerodible, biodegradable, or digestible self-deploying intragastric implants that may be swallowed. Once swallowed, the implants undergo self-expansion in the stomach and apply a suitable pressure against the stomach wall to provide a feeling of satiety to the individual. The implants then dissolve or are disassembled perhaps using gastric liquids and pass out of the stomach. Methods of using the devices, perhaps for an individual participating in a dietary control regimen, are described.