Check valve with docking station for gastrointestinal balloon
AssigneeSpatz-Fgia, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Brooks, Sharon Dinar
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Abstract
A gastrointestinal balloon system includes a gastrointestinal balloon and a check valve located within the gastrointestinal balloon. The check valve is configured to allow fluid flow into and out of the gastrointestinal balloon. The check valve includes a string coupled to the check valve, the string having a loop on a proximal end and a catheter having a lumen. The lumen is configured to receive a grasping tool. The grasping tool extends out a distal end of the catheter for grabbing the loop to align the catheter with the check valve. Also, a check valve, two-wat valve, and method of using the same in a gastrointestinal balloon.
Claims21
A gastrointestinal balloon system, the gastrointestinal balloon system comprising:
- a gastrointestinal balloon;
- a valve located within the gastrointestinal balloon, the valve configured to allow fluid flow into and out of the gastrointestinal balloon;
- an attachment coupled to the valve, the attachment comprising an elongated member that extends into an opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and the valve, the elongated member having (i) a distal end that is coupled to the valve and (ii) a proximal end that comprises a connector that is disposed outside of the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon;
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- a shaft having a lumen, the lumen configured to receive a grasping tool, the elongated member, and the connector within an interior of the lumen,
- wherein the elongated member is configured as a guide that extends from a center of the valve within the gastrointestinal balloon to outside of the opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and the valve, in order to align the shaft with the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon, by receiving the elongated member and the connector within the interior of the lumen of the shaft, and
- wherein the grasping tool is configured to extend out a distal end of the shaft for grabbing the connector to align the shaft with the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon.
A gastrointestinal balloon system, the gastrointestinal balloon system comprising:
- a gastrointestinal balloon;
- a valve located within the gastrointestinal balloon, the valve configured to allow fluid flow into and out of the gastrointestinal balloon;
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- an attachment coupled to the valve, the attachment comprising an elongated member that extends into an opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and the valve, the elongated member having (i) a distal end that is coupled to the valve and (ii) a proximal end that comprises a connector that is disposed outside of the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon,
- wherein the elongated member is configured as a guide that extends from a center of the valve within the gastrointestinal balloon to outside of the opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and the valve, in order to align a shaft with the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon, by receiving the elongated member and the connector within an interior of the shaft, and
- wherein a grasping tool is configured to extend out a distal end of the shaft for grabbing the connector to align the shaft with the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.