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Anchor for implanted devices and method of using same

  • US 7,621,903 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2003
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of anchoring a feeding tube, comprising the steps of:

  • a) inserting a feeding tube into a stomach, wherein said feeding tube comprises an inflatable container, and wherein said inflatable container is positioned inside a gastric wall;

    b) inflating said inflatable container after positioning said inflatable container inside the gastric wall by inserting a flowable material into said inflatable container, wherein said flowable material is a material that sets and becomes solid or semi-solid; and

    c) allowing said flowable material to set and form an anchor for said feeding tube after said flowable material is inserted into said inflatable container.

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