US Patent No: 4,246,893
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Inflatable gastric device for treating obesity
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Jan 27, 1981
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Jul 5, 1978
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Abstract
Apparatus for treating extreme obesity comprising means for compressing the stomach and reducing its capacity and procedures employing said apparatus.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Berson, Daniel | 6 Rollingwood Dr., New City, NY 10956 | 2 | 192 |
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| 7,033,373 Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices | 105 | 2001 | |
| 6,746,460 Intra-gastric fastening devices | 179 | 2002 | |
| 7,033,384 Stented anchoring of gastric space-occupying devices | 78 | 2002 | |
| 6,981,978 Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach | 112 | 2002 | |
| 7,229,428 Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | 38 | 2002 | |
| 7,288,099 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 35 | 2002 | |
| 7,288,101 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 38 | 2003 | |
| 7,220,237 Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | 72 | 2003 | |
| 7,214,233 Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach | 28 | 2003 | |
| 6,994,715 Intra-gastric fastening devices | 82 | 2003 | |
| 7,503,922 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 15 | 2003 | |
| 7,175,638 Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ | 42 | 2003 | |
| 7,211,094 Magnetic anchoring devices | 18 | 2003 | |
| 7,510,559 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 14 | 2003 | |
| 7,708,684 Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume | 4 | 2005 | |
| 7,753,870 Systems and methods for treating obesity | 12 | 2005 | |
| 7,753,928 Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devices | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,914,543 Single fold device for tissue fixation | 10 | 2005 | |
| 8,062,207 Intra-gastric fastening devices | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,252,009 Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,306,614 Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | 58 | 2006 | |
| 8,092,482 Stented anchoring of gastric space-occupying devices | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,007,505 System for tissue approximation and fixation | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,757,924 Single fold system for tissue approximation and fixation | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,909,838 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 8 | 2007 | |
| 7,862,574 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 9 | 2007 | |
| 8,083,756 Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,231,641 Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,147,441 Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,789,848 Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | 7 | 2007 | |
| 8,083,757 Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,075,577 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,947,055 Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach | 2 | 2007 | |
| 8,257,365 Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,137,366 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,137,367 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,080,022 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,080,025 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,123,765 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,403,838 Remote tissue retraction device | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,403,839 Remote tissue retraction device | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,092,378 Remote tissue retraction device | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,057,384 Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,419,755 Obesity treatment tools and methods | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,845,776 Satiation devices and methods | 121 | 2002 | |
| 7,146,984 Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch | 79 | 2003 | |
| 7,111,627 Satiation devices and methods | 31 | 2003 | |
| 7,981,162 Satiation devices and methods | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,121,283 Satiation devices and methods | 62 | 2004 | |
| 7,354,454 Satiation devices and methods | 68 | 2004 | |
| 7,717,843 Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight loss | 4 | 2005 | |
| 7,628,821 Obesity treatment method | 11 | 2005 | |
| 8,206,456 Restrictive and/or obstructive implant system for inducing weight loss | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,109,895 Intestinal sleeves and associated deployment systems and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,020,741 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 2 | 2008 | |
| 7,922,062 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 2 | 2008 | |
| 7,913,892 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 2 | 2008 | |
| 7,909,219 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 2 | 2008 | |
| 7,909,222 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 2 | 2008 | |
| 7,909,223 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 3 | 2008 | |
| 7,721,932 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 4 | 2008 | |
| 7,708,181 Endoscopic stapling devices and methods | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,833,280 Satiation devices and methods | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,934,631 Multi-fire stapling systems and methods for delivering arrays of staples | 2 | 2008 | |
| 8,029,455 Satiation pouches and methods of use | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,337,566 Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,241,202 Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight loss | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,815,589 Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tract | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,476,256 Intestinal sleeve | 27 | 2004 | |
| 7,267,694 Bariatric sleeve | 42 | 2004 | |
| 7,766,973 Eversion resistant sleeves | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,815,591 Atraumatic gastrointestinal anchor | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,608,114 Bariatric sleeve | 13 | 2005 | |
| 7,771,382 Resistive anti-obesity devices | 6 | 2006 | |
| 7,682,330 Intestinal sleeve | 6 | 2006 | |
| 7,766,861 Anti-obesity devices | 10 | 2006 | |
| 7,819,836 Resistive anti-obesity devices | 6 | 2007 | |
| 7,935,073 Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeve | 3 | 2007 | |
| 7,758,535 Bariatric sleeve delivery devices | 4 | 2007 | |
| 8,057,420 Gastrointestinal implant with drawstring | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,162,871 Bariatric sleeve | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,137,301 Bariatric sleeve | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,981,163 Intestinal sleeve | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,096,966 Eversion resistant sleeves | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,303,669 Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tract | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,425,451 Gastrointestinal anchor compliance | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,454,701 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus with energy transfer device | 52 | 2000 | |
| 6,463,935 Controlled heartburn and reflux disease treatment | 57 | 2000 | |
| 6,461,293 Controlled food intake restriction | 78 | 2000 | |
| 6,454,699 Food intake restriction with controlled wireless energy supply | 97 | 2000 | |
| 6,450,946 Food intake restriction with wireless energy transfer | 101 | 2000 | |
| 6,482,145 Hydraulic anal incontinence treatment | 46 | 2000 | |
| 7,931,582 Controlled impotence treatment | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,666,132 Anal incontinence disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply | 7 | 2002 | |
| 7,235,044 Hydraulic anal incontinence treatment | 10 | 2002 | |
| 8,096,938 Controlled anal incontinence disease treatment | 0 | 2002 | |
| 8,126,558 Controlled penile prosthesis | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,287,444 Mechanical impotence treatment apparatus | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,096,939 Urinary incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,290,594 Impotence treatment apparatus with energy transforming means | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 6,682,473 Devices and methods for attenuation of pressure waves in the body | 26 | 2000 | |
| 7,470,228 Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate | 9 | 2003 | |
| 7,074,178 Treatment of patients with a compressible attenuation device | 9 | 2003 | |
| 6,988,983 Implantable self-inflating attenuation device | 14 | 2003 | |
| 6,976,950 Implantable valved pressure attenuation device | 12 | 2003 | |
| 6,976,951 High vapor pressure attenuation device | 7 | 2003 | |
| 7,374,532 High vapor pressure attenuation device | 6 | 2005 | |
| 7,540,876 Pressure attenuation device | 2 | 2006 | |
| 8,298,132 Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,016,740 Pressure attenuation device | 3 | 2009 | |
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| 6,454,700 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus with wireless energy supply | 57 | 2000 | |
| 6,503,189 Controlled anal incontinence disease treatment | 44 | 2000 | |
| 6,470,892 Mechanical heartburn and reflux treatment | 87 | 2000 | |
| 6,471,635 Anal incontinence disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply | 48 | 2000 | |
| 6,461,292 Anal incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply | 68 | 2000 | |
| 6,454,698 Anal incontinence treatment with energy transfer device | 50 | 2000 | |
| 6,450,173 Heartburn and reflux disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply | 62 | 2000 | |
| 6,464,628 Mechanical anal incontinence | 57 | 2000 | |
| 6,453,907 Food intake restriction with energy transfer device | 85 | 2000 | |
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| 8,070,768 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,398,668 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,342,183 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,356,605 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,353,925 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,001,974 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 3 | 2008 | |
| 8,360,069 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,976,554 Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,382,775 Methods, instruments and devices for extragastric reduction of stomach volume | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 7,066,945 Intragastric device for treating obesity | 28 | 2002 | |
| 7,967,818 Cautery catheter | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,216,268 Intragastric bag for treating obesity | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,007,507 Intragastric bag apparatus and method of delivery for treating obesity | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,883,524 Method of delivering an intragastric device for treating obesity | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,016,851 Delivery system and method of delivery for treating obesity | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 7,946,976 Methods and devices for the surgical creation of satiety and biofeedback pathways | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,070,673 Devices and methods to treat a patient | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,963,907 Closed loop gastric restriction devices and methods | 1 | 2010 | |
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| 8,388,632 Tissue capturing and suturing device and method | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,152,821 Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports | 3 | 2008 | |
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| 8,025,064 Methods for attenuating pressure waves in a patient's eye | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,691,051 Attenuation device for treating glaucoma | 1 | 2007 | |
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| 8,066,780 Methods for gastric volume control | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,070,807 Wireless breach detection | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 8,211,186 Modular gastrointestinal prostheses | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,282,598 External anchoring configurations for modular gastrointestinal prostheses | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 8,162,969 Intragastric device | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,292,911 Intragastric device | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 7,699,863 Bioerodible self-deployable intragastric implants | 4 | 2006 | |
| 8,267,888 Bioerodible self-deployable intragastric implants | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 5,234,454 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter and method for controlling body weight therewith | 202 | 1991 | |
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| 6,503,264 Endoscopic device for removing an intragastric balloon | 31 | 2000 | |
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| 6,475,136 Hydraulic heartburn and reflux treatment | 128 | 2000 | |
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| 8,048,169 Pyloric valve obstructing devices and methods | 0 | 2004 | |
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| 8,192,455 Compressive device for percutaneous treatment of obesity | 0 | 2004 | |
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| 8,172,857 Endoscopic tissue apposition device and method of use | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 7,172,613 Intragastric device for treating morbid obesity | 19 | 2001 | |
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| 7,976,488 Gastrointestinal anchor compliance | 2 | 2005 | |
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| 4,592,339 Gastric banding device | 274 | 1985 | |
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| 6,981,980 Self-inflating intragastric volume-occupying device | 30 | 2003 | |
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| 5,542,427 Device for sterile packaging of medical equipment | 10 | 1994 | |
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| 8,226,602 Intragastric balloon system and therapeutic processes and products | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 8,142,469 Gastric space filler device, delivery system, and related methods | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 4,501,264 Medical sleeve | 172 | 1980 | |
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| 7,892,292 Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices | 3 | 2006 | |
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| 8,187,297 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 4,416,267 Method and apparatus for treating obesity | 207 | 1981 | |
| 4,458,681 Stomach clamp for and method of proximal gastric partitioning | 73 | 1982 | |
| 4,899,747 Method and appartus for treating obesity | 164 | 1983 | |
| 4,803,985 Gastroplasty method | 77 | 1986 | |
| 5,259,399 Device and method of causing weight loss using removable variable volume intragastric bladder | 158 | 1992 | |
| 5,993,473 Expandable body device for the gastric cavity and method | 139 | 1997 | |
| 6,454,785 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity | 131 | 2001 | |
| 7,255,675 Devices and methods to treat a patient | 66 | 2004 | |
| 7,670,279 Percutaneous gastroplasty | 35 | 2005 | |
| 7,490,602 Stomach belt for weight loss | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,988,617 Extragastric minimally invasive methods and devices to treat obesity | 8 | 2006 | |
| 8,021,384 Extending intrabody capsule | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,931,580 Methods and devices for percutaneously modifying organs to treat patients | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,313,423 Hydraulic anal incontinence treatment | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,841,978 Methods and devices for to treatment of obesity | 15 | 2007 | |
| 7,938,769 Compressive device for percutaneous treatment of obesity | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,357,174 Single fold device for tissue fixation | 0 | 2011 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |