Gastric banding device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4592339
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06743951

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A gastric band device for forming a stoma opening in a stomach for treatment of morbid obesity includes a flexible substantially nonextensible band portion having an expandable section that is expandable and deflatable through an injection site. After the nonextensible band portion has been positioned around the stomach to form the stoma opening, the expandable section is used to adjust the diameter of the stoma opening.

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC4545 CREEK ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45242

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coe, Frederick L Santa Barbara, CA 31 11427
Kuzmak, Lubomyr I South Orange, NJ 8 2699

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