Intragastric device
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1. An intragastric volume-occupying device system, comprising:
- a) a capsule configured to be swallowable by normal peristalsis and to degrade in a gastric environment;
b) a volume-occupying component compacted and contained within the capsule, the volume-occupying component comprising;
i) a composite wall defining an outer surface and an interior cavity with an inner surface,ii) a self-sealing valve system including a septum, andiii) a deflation component including an erodible portion, a moisture absorbing expandable portion and an inlet port in fluid communication with the interior cavity;
c) a catheter coupled to the valve system, the catheter comprising;
i) a lumen in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the volume-occupying component, wherein the lumen is configured for filling the volume-occupying component interior cavity with an inflation fluid.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, monitoring, and retrieving the same are provided.
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1. An intragastric volume-occupying device system, comprising:
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a) a capsule configured to be swallowable by normal peristalsis and to degrade in a gastric environment; b) a volume-occupying component compacted and contained within the capsule, the volume-occupying component comprising; i) a composite wall defining an outer surface and an interior cavity with an inner surface, ii) a self-sealing valve system including a septum, and iii) a deflation component including an erodible portion, a moisture absorbing expandable portion and an inlet port in fluid communication with the interior cavity; c) a catheter coupled to the valve system, the catheter comprising; i) a lumen in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the volume-occupying component, wherein the lumen is configured for filling the volume-occupying component interior cavity with an inflation fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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