- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for anchoring in the stomach and the duodenum
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Application No.: US15247771Application Date: 2016-08-25
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Publication No.: US10292852B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: J. Mark Provenza
- Applicant: J. Mark Provenza
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61F5/00
- IPC: A61F5/00 ; A61M5/00

Abstract:
A suprapyloric anchor assembly includes an antral cap having at least three stabilizing members configured to reside in an antrum and engage tissue circumscribing a pyloric valve. A duodenal member is configured to reside at least partially in a duodenal bulb, and one or more tethers connect the antral cap to the duodenal member. The tether(s) is/are configured to allow passage of stomach contents through the pyloric valve. Optionally, one or more gastric balloon(s) may attached to the suprapyloric anchor and be inflated with the gastric cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160361187A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING IN THE STOMACH AND THE DUODENUM Public/Granted day:2016-12-15
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