System and methods for internalization of external components of an adjustable intragastric balloon
AssigneeSpatz-Fgia, Inc.
InventorJeffrey BROOKS
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in a stomach of a subject includes a balloon adapted for placement in the stomach and having an opening to an interior of the balloon, an internal tube in the interior of the balloon with a proximal end coupled to the opening of the balloon, and an inflation tube. The inflation tube has a distal end in the interior of the balloon and a proximal end that can receive a fluid on an exterior of the balloon. The inflation tube can stretch from the stomach to a mouth of the subject to facilitate inflation of the balloon and has a resting position that is substantially within the interior of the balloon. The internal tube is disposed around at least a portion of the inflation tube that is in the interior of the balloon.
Claims18
An apparatus for use in a stomach of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a balloon adapted for placement in the stomach and having an opening to an interior of the balloon;
- an internal tube in the interior of the balloon with a proximal end coupled to the opening of the balloon;
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- an inflation tube having a distal end in the interior of the balloon and a proximal end configured to receive a fluid on an exterior of the balloon, the inflation tube being configured to stretch from the stomach to a mouth of the subject to facilitate inflation of the balloon and to have a resting position that is substantially within the interior of the balloon, the internal tube being disposed around at least a portion of the inflation tube that is in the interior of the balloon.
A method of adjusting an inflation level of a balloon inserted into a stomach of a subject where the balloon is in fluid communication with an inflation tube, the method comprising:
- stretching the inflation tube while keeping the balloon in the stomach, the inflation tube extending from within the balloon when stretching;
- transferring a fluid to or from the balloon via the inflation tube which may or may not require connection to an extension tube, to adjust the inflation level of the balloon;
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- returning the inflation tube to a resting position after adjusting the inflation level, a substantial portion of the inflation tube being contained within the balloon in the resting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.