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US 7,621,903 B2Granted
Anchor for implanted devices and method of using same
OwnerRebecca DeLeggeinventor
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Abstract
A balloon is inflated with a flowable material that is semi-solid, or sets and becomes solid after it has entered the balloon. The flowable material is injected into the balloon through the balloon port, enters the balloon, and inflates the balloon. The viscosity of the material, or the solid nature of the material after it sets and solidifies, provides a lower anchor for a device that extends percutaneously into the body, such as a feeding tube.
Claims9
A method of anchoring a feeding tube, comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting a feeding tube into a stomach, wherein said feeding tube comprises an inflatable container, and wherein said inflatable container is positioned inside a gastric wall;
- b) inflating said inflatable container after positioning said inflatable container inside the gastric wall by inserting a flowable material into said inflatable container, wherein said flowable material is a material that sets and becomes solid or semi-solid;
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- c) allowing said flowable material to set and form an anchor for said feeding tube after said flowable material is inserted into said inflatable container.
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