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US 2023/0320836 A1Published application
Stent for repair of anastomasis surgery leaks
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsCLAUDE CLERC, CHRIS THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER DUBOIS, BARRY WEITZNER, GARY JORDAN
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Abstract
A stent for repairing post-anastomasis (e.g., bariatric) surgery leaks is formed by an elongated tube having a proximal flare-shaped flange, an enlarged middle section, and a distal flare-shaped flange, where an exterior surface of the elongated tube is substantially covered with a polymer.
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A method of repairing a post-anastomosis surgery leak, comprising:
- positioning a stent in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient with the stent having a proximal end segment in an esophagus of the patient and a distal end segment in a jejunum of the patient;
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- expanding a middle segment of the stent in a gastric pouch of the patient, the gastric pouch being formed consequent a bariatric surgery on the patient.
A method of repairing a post-anastomosis surgery leak, comprising:
- positioning a stent in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient with the stent having a flared proximal end segment in an esophagus of the patient and a flared distal end segment in a jejunum of the patient;
- expanding the flared proximal end segment in the esophagus to an expanded diameter;
- expanding the flared distal end segment in the jejunum to an expanded diameter;
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- expanding a middle segment of the stent to an expanded diameter in a gastric pouch of the patient, the gastric pouch being formed consequent a bariatric surgery on the patient.
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