Precurved gastric band
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1. A low pressure, high volume gastric band, comprising:
- a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location;
a belt extending about the balloon;
wherein the gastric band is precurved extend about the stomach.
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Abstract
A low pressure, high volume gastric band includes a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location and a belt extending about the balloon. The gastric band is precurved extend about the stomach and the balloon exhibits 360 degree coverage about the stomach.
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15 Claims
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1. A low pressure, high volume gastric band, comprising:
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a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location;
a belt extending about the balloon;
wherein the gastric band is precurved extend about the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for applying a low pressure, high volume gastric band composed of a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location, the balloon having a maximum fill volume, the method comprising the following steps:
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positioning a gastric band about wherein the stomach;
filling the balloon with a volume which is less than the maximum fill volume. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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