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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Surefire Medical, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Inventors:
Aravind Arepally, Atlanta, GA (US);
James E. Chomas, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Surefire Medical, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61M 5/488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of bariatric embolization includes deploying an intravascular pressure modulating device at a target location, operating the pressure modulating device to reduce pressure within the fundus, and infusing an embolizing agent into the fundus. Use of the pressure modulating device prevents delivery of the embolizing agent into proximal and distal non-target vessels. The method takes advantage of unique flow and pressure dynamics of the arterial vessels in the stomach.