Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gastric inflation band with integrated infusion catheter
- Patent Title (中): 胃肠通气带集成输液导管
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Application No.: US12362680Application Date: 2009-01-30
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Publication No.: US08425401B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Timothy M. Schweikert
- Applicant: Timothy M. Schweikert
- Applicant Address: US PA Harleysville
- Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Harleysville
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00

Abstract:
An inflatable gastric band incorporates a fluid channel within an outer surface of the band and an inflatable bladder on a stomach-facing side of the band. The gastric band attaches to a double lumen catheter, which communicates with a dual infusion port. One lumen communicates with the fluid channel and one port, while the other lumen communicates with the inflatable bladder and a second port. Injection of fluid into one chamber of the infusion port expands inflatable bladder, allowing adjustment to the diameter of the stoma. Injection of drugs or therapeutic agents into the second chamber allows the infusion of drugs or agents directly into the abdominal cavity of a gastric band recipient. The inflatable bladder can be continuous or segmented. A segmented bladder reduces pinching and/or folding of the inner surface of the gastric band during expansion/contraction, thereby lessening stomach pinching and/or irritation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090198261A1 Gastric Inflation Band with Integrated Infusion Catheter Public/Granted day:2009-08-06
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