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AssigneeMedical Innovation Developpement
InventorsLudovic CAZENAVE, Yannis CLAIR
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A device for implanting an inflatable intra-gastric balloon for implanting the intra-gastric balloon into a stomach, comprising: —an elastically deformable sheath configured to receive the intra-gastric balloon in the deflated state, the sheath comprising a side wall, —a tube configured to be supplied with a fluid and to cause the fluid to inflate the intra-gastric balloon, the tube comprising a mouthpiece, the intra-gastric balloon being attached to the mouthpiece in the deflated state and being detached from the mouthpiece in the inflated state, the mouthpiece having an inflation position wherein the mouthpiece extends in the cavity of the sheath, and the side wall of the sheath having a side opening configured to release the intra-gastric balloon from the cavity when the intra-gastric balloon moves from the deflated state to the inflated state.
Placement device (10) for an inflatable gastric balloon (30) for the placement of the gastric balloon (30) in a stomach, the gastric balloon (30) having a deflated state and an inflated state, the placement device (10) comprising:
System (40) for treating obesity in an individual according to claim 15, wherein the gastric balloon (30) comprises a valve (32) configured to collaborate with the end piece (22) of the duct (21) and having an open state allowing fluid to pass and a closed state blocking the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.