Inductively Powered Remotely Adjustable Gastric Banding System
AssigneeApollo Endosurgery, Inc.
InventorsSean Snow, Janel A. Birk, Robert Stone
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Abstract
A power management system provides wireless power to operate components of a remotely adjustable gastric banding system. The power management system comprises an external power component transmitting power, and an implantable power management component receiving power and converting the power for use in powering one or more components of the remotely adjustable gastric banding system, such as a pump. The internal power management component and the external power component may be tunable. By utilizing the power management system, implantable batteries may be eliminated.
Claims6
A system for facilitating obesity control, the system comprising:
- an implantable gastric banding device including an inflatable member for containing fluid and restricting a patient's cardia;
- an implantable fluid reservoir;
- an implantable pump unit for controlling pressure within the inflatable member, wherein the implantable pump unit is in communication with the fluid reservoir and the gastric banding device via a tubing;
- an implantable access port coupled to the implantable pump unit, wherein the implantable pump unit is in communication with the fluid reservoir and the gastric banding device via a tubing;
- a pressure sensor disposed at least partially within the tubing;
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- a power management system for providing power to the implantable pump unit and the pressure sensor, wherein the power management system comprises:
- an external remote control device capable of communicating with and powering an implantable power management component and a pressure sensor via inductive coupling;
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- the implantable power management component, wherein the implantable power management component supplies power received from the external remote control device to the implantable pump unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.