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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Christopher V. Trainor, Boxborough, MA (US);
Ali Tavakkoli, Boston, MA (US);
Jeffrey Ishizuka, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel F. Traviglia, Waltham, MA (US);
William McFarland, Waltham, MA (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The systems and methods described herein related generally to a device that enables the directional control of flow through an anatomical tract of the body. More particularly, the device described herein includes a valve from a plurality of projections. In some implementations, the projections are configured as flaps, posts, or any combination thereof. In some implementations, the device is implanted into a patient's esophagus to prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease. The plurality of projections allow flow into a patient's stomach while substantially preventing a backflow of undesired fluids from the patient's stomach to the patient's esophagus.