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Methods for gastric volume control

  • US 8,066,780 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2005
  • Issued: 11/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for treating obesity in a patient, said method comprising:

  • introducing a gastric balloon structure comprising a scaffold and at least two inflatable space-filling compartments to the inside of the patient'"'"'s stomach;

    expanding the scaffold to provide a fixed support geometry within the stomach; and

    at least partly filling the at least two space-filling compartments of the balloon with a compressible and/or incompressible fluid such that the compartments are constrained by the scaffold after filling.

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