Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7753928
APP PUB NO 20050192615A1
SERIAL NO

11105835

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A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that extend to least partially through the patient's stomach wall, and that anchor the device with the patient's stomach. The device can be deployed and/or removed through transesophageal approaches and/or through a combination of transesophageal and transabdominal approaches.

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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
Chang, Robert T Belmont, US 62 8858
de, la Torre Roger Wentzville, US 13 785
Hermann, George D Portola Valley, US 161 15306
Holmgren, Neil Alameda, US 29 4830
Howell, Thomas A Palo Alto, US 172 21203
Scott, J Stephen St. Charles, US 18 1664
Shields, David Woodside, US 3 639
Willis, David Palo Alto, US 40 2106

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