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Intragastric implants with collapsible frames

  • US 9,681,974 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2014
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intragastric obesity treatment implant, comprising:

  • a first collapsible/expandable frame formed of a first plurality of spaced struts each extending between first end poles along a generally helical path, the first frame having a size sufficient to contact the interior stomach walls upon contraction thereof, the first frame being capable of being converted into a substantially linear delivery configuration by displacing the first end poles away from one another and being formed of a material that will resist degradation over a period of at least six months within the stomach;

    a second collapsible/expandable frame formed of a second plurality of spaced struts each extending between second end poles along a generally helical path; and

    an intermediate tether connecting the first and second frames in series.

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