Enhanced aspiration processes and mechanisms for instragastric devices
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1. An intragastric balloon device, comprising:
- a shaft having a plurality of lumens including at least a first lumen and a second lumen;
a plurality of balloons including at least a first balloon at one end of the shaft and a second balloon at another end of the shaft, wherein an interior portion of the first balloon is in fluid communication with the first lumen and an interior portion of the second balloon is in fluid communication with the second lumen; and
a sealing device comprising a body engaging at least one of the shaft, the first balloon, and the second balloon, a head extending from the body and supporting at least one membrane configured to seal an aspiration port of one of the first or second lumens when the at least one membrane is in a first state and further configured to provide fluidic access to at least one of the first and second lumens when the at least one membrane is in a second state.
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Abstract
A sealing device attached to an intragastric balloon device having a at least one flexible membrane aligned with and configured to seal an aspiration port of a lumen when the membrane is in a closed state and further configured to provide access to the lumen when the membrane is in a open state.
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1. An intragastric balloon device, comprising:
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a shaft having a plurality of lumens including at least a first lumen and a second lumen; a plurality of balloons including at least a first balloon at one end of the shaft and a second balloon at another end of the shaft, wherein an interior portion of the first balloon is in fluid communication with the first lumen and an interior portion of the second balloon is in fluid communication with the second lumen; and a sealing device comprising a body engaging at least one of the shaft, the first balloon, and the second balloon, a head extending from the body and supporting at least one membrane configured to seal an aspiration port of one of the first or second lumens when the at least one membrane is in a first state and further configured to provide fluidic access to at least one of the first and second lumens when the at least one membrane is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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