EXPANDABLE BODY DEVICE FOR THE GASTRIC CAVITY AND METHOD

摘要

This invention is an expandable body device (14) for a gastric cavity including an elastic expandable body (16), a rigid filling delivery tube (18) sealable connected to the expandable body (16) having a base portion (28), an extending portion (32), and a tip portion (34). An anchor (22), and a valve (26) are included on the base portion (28) of the filling delivery tube (18). A method of treating obesity including the steps of performing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy to establish a gastro-cutaneous fistula, pushing an expandable body (16) through said fistula into the gastric cavity with a rigid filling delivery tube (18), delivering a filling through a valve (26), delivering the filling through the valve (26) out of the filling delivery tube (18) and the expandable body (16), removing the filling delivery tube (18) and the expandable body (16) from the fistula.