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HYDRAULIC GASTRIC BAND COLLAPSIBLE RESERVOIR

  • US 20070265645A1
  • Filed: 05/25/2007
  • Published: 11/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable adjustable gastric band assembly for placement in a patient, comprising:

  • a gastric band having a fluid-inflatable member with an internal lumen disposed around an inner periphery thereof;

    a pump assembly connected to the lumen;

    a controller for operating the pump assembly to adjust a volume of the fluid in the lumen; and

    an expandable fluid reservoir having a balloon-like structure for storing a volume of fluid for use in adjusting the volume of fluid in the lumen, the fluid reservoir being in fluid communication with the pump assembly.

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