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US 7,160,312 B2Granted
Implantable artificial partition and methods of use
AssigneeUSGI Medical, Inc.
InventorVahid Saadat
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for partitioning a gastro-intestinal lumen by intraluminally reducing a local cross-sectional area thereof. The apparatus comprises a plurality of anchors adapted for intraluminal penetration into a wall of the gastro-intestinal lumen to prevent migration or dislodgement of the apparatus, and a partition, which may include a drawstring or a toroidal balloon, coupled to the plurality of anchors to provide a local reduction in the cross-sectional area of the gastro-intestinal lumen.
Claims12
Apparatus for partitioning a gastro-intestinal lumen defined by a lumen wall, comprising:
- a plurality of anchors configured to intraluminally penetrate into the lumen wall, each one of the plurality of anchors providing at least one discrete fixture point movable independently of adjacent fixture points;
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- a partition coupled to the fixture point of each one of the plurality of anchors, the partition providing a localized reduction in a cross-sectional area of the GI lumen, and wherein the partition comprises a biocompatible drawstring defining a stoma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.