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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Robert Pecor, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
Jason Kwok, Anaheim, CA (US);
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Robert Pecor, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, CA (US);
Jason Kwok, Anaheim, CA (US);
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
ReShape Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
Deflation devices including a catheter having a proximal opening at a proximal end and a distal opening at a distal end, and a coring member disposed within the catheter are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the coring member comprises a handle disposed near the proximal end of the catheter, a cable, and a coring tip disposed near the distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter can be configured to press against a wall of a balloon to create a substantially normalized surface of the balloon relative to a coring tip. A method for deflating and removing an implanted device, in accordance with another embodiment, can include pressing a distal end of a catheter against the wall of an inflated balloon of the device, and advancing the coring tip within the catheter beyond the distal end of the catheter and into the balloon.