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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Justin Schwab, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Zachary Dominguez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jason Metzner, Covington, WA (US);
Assignee:
Apollo Endosurgery US, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/005 (2013.01); A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Generally described herein are apparatus, systems and methods related to a novel esophageal device implantable in the patient's body and designed to replicate the restrictive and satiety mechanism associated with gastric banding systems known in the art. The device can be a compliant and tubular-shaped and fixated within the gastro-esophageal lumen using tissue anchors.