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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Brian Roselauf, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jonathan Phan, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Naoki Aramaki, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2002/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liner support frame is configured to be positioned in a gastrointestinal tract of a human and to support a liner which inhibits nutrient absorption and anchor the liner in place in the gastrointestinal tract, the liner support frame includes a plurality of frame members connected to one another so that the liner support frame possesses a plurality of openings. The liner support frame includes a plurality of frame portions arranged axially and possessing different tapers.