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US 2009/0023984 A1Published application
Device for insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Stokes, Jason L. Harris, Mark S. Zeiner, Lawrence Crainich, Daniel E. Alesi
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Abstract
A method for laparoscopically preventing insufflation of the small bowel during gastric procedures includes applying an obstruction member at the pyloric sphincter to block the passage of gas from the gastric cavity into the small bowel and insufflating the gastric cavity.
Claims7
A method for laparoscopically preventing insufflaction of a small bowel during gastric procedures, comprising:
- applying an obstruction member at a pyloric sphincter to block passage of gas from a gastric cavity into the small bowel;
- insufflating the gastric cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.