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Vertically oriented band for stomach

  • US 10,369,036 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2017
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gastric band configured to be positioned on a stomach to partition the stomach into a first portion and a second portion, and to provide a passage between the first and second portions of the stomach, the gastric band comprising:

  • a partitioning section comprising a first end of the gastric band having a first arm with a bent end and a first elongate member extending a majority of a length of the gastric band and a second arm with a bent end and a second elongate member extending a majority of the length of the gastric band and spaced apart a first distance from the first elongate member;

    a passage-forming section comprising a second end of the gastric band, and having a curved member joining together the bent ends of the first and second arm of the partitioning section and spacing the bent ends apart by a second distance greater than the first distance; and

    an inflatable portion comprising at least a portion of at least one of the partitioning section and the passage-forming section.

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