| 发明名称 | Methods of replacing a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve for therapy adjustment | ||
| 摘要 | Methods are disclosed for replaceable attachment of an endoluminal gastrointestinal device, such as an artificial stoma device, a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve device or an attachment cuff, within a patient's digestive tract for treatment of obesity. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8968270(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.03.03 |
| 申请号 | US201113373999 | 申请日期 | 2011.12.05 |
| 申请人 | ValenTx, Inc. | 发明人 | Kagan Jonathan;Dann Mitchell;Guterman Lee;Butters Joshua;Swain Paul;Fallin T. Wade;Baldwin Thomas |
| 分类号 | A61M31/00;A61B17/064;A61B17/00;A61B17/04;A61B17/11;A61B17/12;A61F2/04;A61F5/00;A61B17/29;A61B17/06 | 主分类号 | A61M31/00 |
| 代理机构 | Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP | 代理人 | Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A method of adjusting therapy in a patient, comprising the steps of: identifying a patient with an implanted first gastrointestinal bypass tube, the first bypass tube releasably connected to a support which is attached to tissue in the vicinity of the gastroesophageal junction; separating the first bypass tube from the support and removing the first bypass tube from the patient after separating the first bypass tube from the support; providing a second bypass tube, wherein the second bypass tube is different from the first bypass tube; and attaching the second bypass tube to the support. | ||
| 地址 | Maple Grove MN US | ||