Method for implanting an adjustable band

• US 7,594,885 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2004
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Byrum, Randal T.
• Primary Examiner(s): SWEET, THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US10/784,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20050183730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,048 Days
• Field of Search: 600/29, 600/30, 600/37, 623/23.67, 602/53, 606/151
• US Class Current: 600/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0003 Apparatus for the treatment of obesity; Anti-eating devices surgical instruments or methods for treatment of obesity, devices specially adapted therefor A61B17/00; hollow or tubular parts of organs A61F2/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0056 using injection ports

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided A method for implanting surgical device. The method involves providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion having a distal end and a proximal end, and an inflatable portion. The band portion is attached to the inflatable portion along an inner face thereof. The band portion has a concave cross section when taken perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. The method involves deforming the band, so that it has a substantially flat cross section when taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, by encircling the band around body tissue.

Claims

1. A method for implanting surgical device, said method comprising:

a. providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said band portion being separate and attached to said inflatable portion along an inner face thereof, said band portion having a concave cross section, taken perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, substantially along its entire longitudinal axis;

b. surgically implanting said device; and

c. deforming said band substantially along its entire longitudinal axis so that it has a substantially planar cross section, taken-perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, by encircling said band around internal body tissue while changing the cross-sectional shape of said inflatable portion.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of attaching said distal and proximal ends of said band together.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of attaching an injection port to said device so as to be in fluid communication with said inflatable portion.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of withdrawing fluid from said inflatable portion.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of adding fluid to said inflatable portion.