FLUID LOGIC FOR REGULATING RESTRICTION DEVICES
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1. A self-regulating restriction system, comprising:
- a restriction device configured to receive fluid and to form a restriction in a pathway corresponding to an amount of fluid contained therein; and
a fluid logic system coupled to the restriction device and configured to regulate an amount of fluid in the restriction device in response to a fluid pressure acting thereon.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for regulating a restriction system. In one exemplary embodiment, a restriction system is provided having a restriction device configured to receive fluid and to form a restriction in a pathway corresponding to an amount of fluid contained therein, at least one fluid reservoir, and a fluid logic system coupled between the restriction device and the at least one fluid reservoir. The fluid logic system is configured to regulate an amount of fluid in the restriction device in response to a fluid pressure acting thereon.
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42 Claims
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1. A self-regulating restriction system, comprising:
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a restriction device configured to receive fluid and to form a restriction in a pathway corresponding to an amount of fluid contained therein; and a fluid logic system coupled to the restriction device and configured to regulate an amount of fluid in the restriction device in response to a fluid pressure acting thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for maintaining a restriction in a pathway, comprising:
implanting a restriction device in a patient such that the restriction device forms a restriction in a pathway that corresponds to an amount of fluid contained within the restriction device, the restriction device being coupled to a fluid logic system that regulates an amount of fluid in the restriction device in response to a fluid pressure acting thereon. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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