Intragastric space filler
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1. A gastric space filler device for treating obesity in a patient by reducing the patient'"'"'s stomach volume, the gastric space filler device comprising:
- a plurality of inflatable gastric space fillers including at least a first inflatable gastric space filler and a second inflatable gastric space filler;
a plurality of connecting members extending between and connected to the first and second inflatable gastric space fillers such that the first and second inflatable space fillers are arranged in tandem when in the patient'"'"'s stomach, wherein opposing ends of the first and second inflatable gastric space fillers are spaced apart from each other by the connecting members; and
a safety element configured to yield a noticeable signal for causing a removal of the gastric space filler device from the patient;
wherein the gastric space filler device approximates a natural J-shape of a stomach of the patient and is sized to occupy at least 90% of the patient'"'"'s stomach volume to reduce stomach volume for weight loss.
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Abstract
A gastric space filler device for treating obesity in a patient by reducing the stomach volume comprising an inflatable space filler and a safety element secured to the space filler, wherein the safety element yields a noticeable signal for causing removal of the space filler.
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1. A gastric space filler device for treating obesity in a patient by reducing the patient'"'"'s stomach volume, the gastric space filler device comprising:
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a plurality of inflatable gastric space fillers including at least a first inflatable gastric space filler and a second inflatable gastric space filler; a plurality of connecting members extending between and connected to the first and second inflatable gastric space fillers such that the first and second inflatable space fillers are arranged in tandem when in the patient'"'"'s stomach, wherein opposing ends of the first and second inflatable gastric space fillers are spaced apart from each other by the connecting members; and a safety element configured to yield a noticeable signal for causing a removal of the gastric space filler device from the patient; wherein the gastric space filler device approximates a natural J-shape of a stomach of the patient and is sized to occupy at least 90% of the patient'"'"'s stomach volume to reduce stomach volume for weight loss. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An inflatable gastric device, comprising:
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a first inflatable space filler; a second inflatable space filler arranged in tandem with the first inflatable space filler; a connecting member extending between and connected to the first and second inflatable space fillers, wherein opposing ends of the first and second inflatable space fillers are spaced apart from each other by the connecting member; and a safety element configured to yield a noticeable signal of failure of the inflatable gastric device, wherein the first inflatable space filler, the second inflatable space filler, and the connecting member are sealed from fluid passage through the inflatable gastric device after inflation of the first and second inflatable space fillers, and wherein, after inflation of the first and second inflatable space fillers, the inflatable gastric device approximates a natural J-shape of a stomach of a human patient and is sized to occupy at least 90% of a stomach volume to reduce stomach volume for weight loss of the human patient. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An inflatable gastric device, comprising:
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a first inflatable space filler; a second inflatable space filler arranged in tandem with the first inflatable space filler; a connecting member extending between and connected to the first and second inflatable space fillers, wherein opposing ends of the first and second inflatable space fillers are spaced apart from each other by the connecting member; and a safety element configured to yield a noticeable signal of failure of the inflatable gastric device, wherein the first inflatable space filler, the second inflatable space filler, and the connecting member are sealed from fluid passage through the inflatable gastric device after inflation of the first and second inflatable space fillers, and wherein, after inflation of the first and second inflatable space fillers, the inflatable gastric device tends to assume a natural curved shape of a stomach of a human patient and is sized to occupy at least 90% of a stomach volume of the human patient.
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