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Gastro-intestinal tube with dissolvable support bolster

  • US 6,186,985 B1
  • Filed: 10/03/1997
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gastro-intestinal device for being placed within the anatomy comprising:

  • a tube having a shaft and proximal and distal ends;

    an internal bolster attached to the distal end of the tube, internal bolster having a collapsible structure which allows removal of the device from within the anatomy; and

    a dissolvable in-vivo internal support bolster which, when the device is properly placed within the anatomy, fits around the tube at the tube'"'"'s distal end and proximal to the internal bolster, within the anatomy, and which prevents inadvertent removal of the device.

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