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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
Jason Kwok, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert Pecor, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Selene Chida, Irvine, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
Jason Kwok, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert Pecor, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Selene Chida, Irvine, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
ReShape Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
A deflation device for use in deflating an inflatable or implantable balloon device, comprising, in combination: an endoscope tube, having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen; a cap disposed at the distal end of the endoscope tube and having walls defining a balloon interface chamber; a coring device disposed within the lumen and configured to travel within the lumen such that a distal end of the coring device is extendable beyond the distal end of the cap; wherein the cap is configured to provide a normal surface of a balloon relative to the orientation of the coring device as the coring device is disposed near the distal end of the cap.