Method for implanting an adjustable band
First Claim
1. A method for implanting surgical device, said method comprising:
- a. providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said band portion being attached to said inflatable portion along an inner face thereof, said band portion having a concave cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
b. deforming said band so that it has a substantially flat cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, by encircling said band around body tissue.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided A method for implanting surgical device. The method involves providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion having a distal end and a proximal end, and an inflatable portion. The band portion is attached to the inflatable portion along an inner face thereof. The band portion has a concave cross section when taken perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. The method involves deforming the band, so that it has a substantially flat cross section when taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, by encircling the band around body tissue.
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1. A method for implanting surgical device, said method comprising:
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a. providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said band portion being attached to said inflatable portion along an inner face thereof, said band portion having a concave cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and
b. deforming said band so that it has a substantially flat cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, by encircling said band around body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for implanting surgical device, said method comprising:
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a. providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible band portion having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said band portion having a concave cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and a means for attaching said distal and proximal ends of said band together;
b. deforming said band so that it has a substantially flat cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, by encircling said band around body tissue; and
c. attaching said distal and proximal ends of said band together - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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