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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Endosphere, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
James T. McKinley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Zhenyong Keck, Redwood City, CA (US);
Fiona M. Sander, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Endosphere, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods described include a flow reduction device adapted and configured for use within the duodenum of a mammal having a spine, a first atraumatic feature, a second atraumatic feature, and a flow reduction element having a proximal end, a distal end, an interior portion, an exterior portion and a variable porosity between the proximal end and the distal end. One aspect of the device includes a spine having a proximal end and a distal end, an atraumatic feature positioned on at least one of the proximal end and the distal end of the spine, and a flow reduction element positioned along the spine and having a variable porosity along its length.