公开(公告)号：US20120095492A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13272106

申请日：2011-10-12

申请人： Mitchell H. Babkes ,  Sean Snow

发明人： Mitchell H. Babkes ,  Sean Snow

IPC分类号： A61M29/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/003 ,  A61F5/004

摘要： Transoral obesity treatment devices and related methods for operation thereof are described which occupy space within a stomach and/or stimulate the stomach wall. The transoral obesity treatment devices and related methods are intended to assist a patient in maintaining a healthy body weight. Features of the devices include insertion transorally and without invasive surgery, without associated patient risks of invasive surgery, and without substantial patient discomfort. The life span of these devices may be material-dependent upon long-term survivability within an acidic stomach, but is intended to last one year or longer. The devices have the capacity to vary in size and are desirably self-actuating in that they change shape and/or volume using internal motors or actuators. The changing character of the devices helps prevent the person's stomach from compensating for the implant, such as sometimes happens with static intragastric devices.

摘要翻译： 描述了跨腹部肥胖症治疗装置及其相关操作方法，其占据胃内的空间和/或刺激胃壁。 经腹肥胖治疗装置和相关方法旨在帮助患者保持健康的体重。 器件的特征包括经皮插入和无侵入性手术，无相关患者的侵入性手术风险，无明显的患者不适。 这些装置的使用寿命可能依赖于酸性胃内的长期生存能力，但意图持续一年或更长时间。 这些装置具有在尺寸上变化的能力，并且希望是自动致动，因为它们使用内部电动机或致动器改变形状和/或体积。 设备的变化特征有助于防止人的胃部补偿植入物，例如有时会发生静态胃内装置。

公开(公告)号：US20120046674A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：US12859196

申请日：2010-08-18

申请人： Mike Augarten ,  Sean Snow

发明人： Mike Augarten ,  Sean Snow

IPC分类号： A61B17/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0059 ,  A61F2005/0016 ,  F04B49/022 ,  F04B49/06 ,  F04B2201/0801

摘要： An implantable pumping system for pumping a fluid in an implantable gastric banding system comprises a pump for pumping the fluid. A voltage source provides a pump voltage to the system, and a voltage control circuit increases or decreases the pump voltage. A pump driver applies the pump voltage to the pump at a phase and a frequency. The implantable pumping system comprises a sensor that monitors a parameter to facilitate adjusting at least one of the phase or the frequency to maintain a desired value of the parameter. The parameter is associated with at least one of the implantable pumping system or the implantable gastric banding system. A micro controller is configured to manipulate at least one of the phase or the frequency to maintain the desired value of the parameter. The sensor may comprise a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, and/or a flow rate sensor.

摘要翻译： 用于泵送可植入胃束带系统中的流体的可植入泵送系统包括用于泵送流体的泵。 电压源向系统提供泵电压，并且电压控制电路增加或减小泵电压。 泵驱动器以相位和频率将泵电压施加到泵。 可植入式泵送系统包括一个监测参数以便于调整相位或频率中的至少一个以维持参数所需值的传感器。 该参数与可植入泵送系统或可植入胃束带系统中的至少一个相关联。 微控制器被配置为操纵相位或频率中的至少一个以维持参数的期望值。 传感器可以包括温度传感器，压力传感器和/或流量传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20110270024A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US13049453

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Sean Snow ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Ahmet Y. Tezel ,  Paul O'Brien

发明人： Sean Snow ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Ahmet Y. Tezel ,  Paul O'Brien

IPC分类号： A61F2/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0066 ,  A61F5/005 ,  A61F5/0056

摘要： In some embodiments, the present invention generally provides self-adjusting gastric banding systems for the treatment of obesity and obesity related conditions, as well as systems for allowing the automatic self-adjustment of gastric bands when a patient swallows a large bolus. In some embodiments, the present invention generally provides for gastric banding systems having a satiety booster, for example, to increase satiety levels when a patient desires to curb appetite at a particular time. In some embodiments, the present invention may provide for gastric banding systems that allow for both the automatic self-adjustment of gastric bands when a patient swallows a large bolus and an incorporated satiety booster for increasing satiety levels when a patient desires to curb appetite at a particular time.

摘要翻译： 在一些实施方案中，本发明通常提供用于治疗肥胖和肥胖相关病症的自调节胃束带系统，以及当患者吞咽大量推注时允许胃束带自动自我调节的系统。 在一些实施方案中，本发明通常提供具有饱腹感增强剂的胃束带系统，例如当患者希望在特定时间遏制食欲时增加饱腹感水平。 在一些实施方案中，本发明可以提供胃束带系统，当患者吞咽大量推注时，允许胃束带的自动自我调节，并且当患者希望在某种情况下遏制食欲时，能够增加饱和感觉增强剂以增加饱腹感水平 特定的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20110201874A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12705245

申请日：2010-02-12

申请人： Janel Birk ,  Dustin Leslie ,  Sean Snow ,  Ahmet Tezel

发明人： Janel Birk ,  Dustin Leslie ,  Sean Snow ,  Ahmet Tezel

IPC分类号： A61F2/02

CPC分类号： A61F5/0056 ,  A61F5/003 ,  A61F5/0059

摘要： An implantable device comprises a reservoir for holding a fluid and a sensor positioned between the gastric band and the reservoir. The sensor monitors a parameter of the fluid when filling and draining the inflatable portion of the gastric band. A first flow control device controls a flow of the fluid when filling and draining the inflatable portion of the gastric band. A pumping device moves the fluid into and out of the inflatable portion of the gastric band, and the pumping device is capable of being activated and deactivated using a telemetric signal received from a remote device.

摘要翻译： 可植入装置包括用于保持流体的储存器和位于胃带和储存器之间的传感器。 当填充和排空胃带的可充气部分时，传感器监测流体的参数。 第一流量控制装置在填充和排出胃束带的可充气部分时控制流体的流动。 泵送装置将流体移入和移出胃束带的可膨胀部分，并且泵送装置能够使用从远程装置接收到的遥测信号被激活和去激活。

公开(公告)号：US08939888B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-27

申请号：US13101952

申请日：2011-05-05

申请人： Mike Augarten ,  Sean Snow

发明人： Mike Augarten ,  Sean Snow

IPC分类号： A61M5/48 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61M5/31

CPC分类号： A61M5/486 ,  A61F5/0043 ,  A61F5/0056 ,  A61M2005/3125 ,  A61M2205/3569 ,  A61M2205/3592 ,  A61M2205/505 ,  A61M2205/52

摘要： A method and system for determining pressure in a syringe, and more specifically to a syringe pressure accessory which can be connected to a syringe to determine pressure in a syringe and a gastric band. The syringe pressure accessory can detect a pressure of a syringe and/or a gastric band and digitally display the pressure. The syringe pressure accessory can include a durable unit and a disposable unit. The disposable unit can be disposed of after a single use, while the durable unit can be reused with multiple disposable units. The syringe pressure accessory can also include a syringe attachment unit and one or more display units for a caretaker or a patient. The display unit can be wirelessly connected to the syringe attachment unit to display a pressure chart or the results of various analysis of the pressure data. Markers can be added to the pressure chart.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定注射器中的压力的​​方法和系统，更具体地说，涉及可以连接到注射器以确定注射器和胃带中的压力的​​注射器压力附件。 注射器压力附件可以检测注射器和/或胃带的压力并且数字显示压力。 注射器压力附件可以包括耐用单元和一次性单元。 一次性单元可以在单次使用之后被处理，而耐用单元可以重复使用多个一次性单元。 注射器压力附件还可以包括注射器附接单元和用于看守者或患者的一个或多个显示单元。 显示单元可以无线地连接到注射器附接单元以显示压力图或压力数据的各种分析的结果。 标记可以添加到压力表。

公开(公告)号：US08517915B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12813355

申请日：2010-06-10

申请人： Christian Y. Perron ,  Sean Snow ,  Mike Augarten ,  Robert Hoyt, Jr.

发明人： Christian Y. Perron ,  Sean Snow ,  Mike Augarten ,  Robert Hoyt, Jr.

IPC分类号： A61F2/04

CPC分类号： A61F5/0056 ,  A61F5/0053

摘要： An implantable system comprises a housing that includes a flexible reservoir. The flexible reservoir is coupled to an inflatable portion of a gastric band via a fluid inlet/outlet. The flexible reservoir contains a fluid and has an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration. An access port may be coupled to the flexible reservoir and/or the gastric band to facilitate filling and draining the reservoir and/or the gastric band. A movable wall is slidably positioned around the flexible reservoir to move the flexible reservoir between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration to move the fluid into and out of the inflatable portion of the gastric band. A driving mechanism is positioned around the movable wall and is capable of changing the size of the movable wall to compress or expand the flexible reservoir. A motor, coupled to the driving mechanism, may actuate the driving mechanism.

摘要翻译： 可植入系统包括包括柔性储存器的壳体。 柔性贮存器通过流体入口/出口连接到胃带的可充气部分。 柔性储存器包含流体并且具有膨胀构型和收缩构造。 进入端口可以联接到柔性储存器和/或胃带，以便于填充和排出储存器和/或胃带。 可移动壁可滑动地定位在柔性储存器周围，以使柔性储存器在扩张构型和收缩构型之间移动，以使流体进入和移出胃束带的可充气部分。 驱动机构围绕可移动壁定位，并且能够改变可移动壁的尺寸以压缩或膨胀柔性储存器。 联接到驱动机构的马达可以驱动驱动机构。

公开(公告)号：US20130150664A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13313998

申请日：2011-12-07

申请人： Babak Honaryar ,  Sean Snow ,  Marcos Borrell

发明人： Babak Honaryar ,  Sean Snow ,  Marcos Borrell

IPC分类号： A61F2/04

CPC分类号： A61N2/008 ,  A61F5/0056 ,  A61F5/028 ,  A61M39/10

摘要： Generally described herein are apparatus, systems and methods related to utilizing a guiding tip to connect two open ends of respective tubes of a gastric banding system. More particularly, one of these tubes may include a barbed element at or near the point of connection which makes it difficult to connect the two tubes as the barbed element may be larger than an opening to receive the barbed element. The guiding tip provides a solution to this problem by acting as an interface between the barbed element and the receiving tube. In this manner, the sealing functionality of the barbed element may be retained while improving the ease of inserting the barbed element into the receiving tube.

摘要翻译： 这里通常描述的是与使用引导尖端连接胃束带系统的各个管的两个开放端相关的装置，系统和方法。 更具体地，这些管中的一个可以包括在连接点处或附近的有倒钩元件，这使得当有倒钩元件可能大于接收倒刺元件的开口时难以连接两个管。 引导尖端通过作为有倒钩元件和接收管之间的界面提供了解决该问题的方案。 以这种方式，可以保持有倒钩元件的密封功能，同时提高将倒钩元件插入接收管的容易性。

公开(公告)号：US20120289769A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13104260

申请日：2011-05-10

申请人： Justin Schwab ,  Sean Snow

发明人： Justin Schwab ,  Sean Snow

IPC分类号： A61F2/04

CPC分类号： A61F5/0056 ,  A61F5/0043 ,  A61M39/0208 ,  A61M2039/022 ,  A61M2039/0226 ,  A61M2039/0238

摘要： Generally described herein are certain embodiments directed to an orientation-independent injection port fluidly coupled to a gastric banding system. The injection port may be configured to simplify the port-targeting process when a medical professional attempts to penetrate the injection port with a needle during a gastric band-adjusting procedure. For example, the injection port may be orientation-independent with the entire outer shell acting as the needle access point. Alternatively, and/or in addition, the inner core of the injection port may be hard or firm, thereby allowing for easier locating (e.g., when the medical professional performs palpation). Furthermore, the hard inner core may prevent needle over-throws, and help stabilize pressure.

摘要翻译： 本文通常描述的是针对流体耦合到胃束带系统的取向非依赖性注射端口的某些实施方案。 注射端口可以被配置为当医疗专业人员在胃束带调整过程期间试图用针穿透注射端口时，简化端口定位过程。 例如，注射口可以是取向独立的，整个外壳用作针入口点。 或者，和/或另外，注射口的内芯可以是硬的或坚固的，从而允许更容易的定位（例如当医疗专业人员进行触诊时）。 此外，硬内芯可以防止针头过度投掷，并有助于稳定压力。

公开(公告)号：US20120095288A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13149585

申请日：2011-05-31

申请人： Sean Snow ,  Mitchell H. Babkes ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Christopher R. Deuel ,  Zachary P. Dominguez ,  Ethan Franklin ,  Babak Honaryar ,  Erik Torjesen

发明人： Sean Snow ,  Mitchell H. Babkes ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Christopher R. Deuel ,  Zachary P. Dominguez ,  Ethan Franklin ,  Babak Honaryar ,  Erik Torjesen

IPC分类号： A61F2/04

CPC分类号： A61F5/005 ,  A61F5/0063

摘要： Generally described herein are automatic, self-adjusting, gastric banding systems and improvements thereof, that are capable of automatically relaxing and contracting in response to a large bolus passing through the area of a patient's stomach constricted by a gastric band. Alternatively, and/or in addition in one or more embodiments, the gastric banding systems described herein may also help prevent pouch dilatation and/or erosion. The apparatus and systems described herein aid in facilitating obesity control and/or treating obesity-related diseases while generally being non-invasive once implanted. Furthermore, certain embodiments of the self-adjusting gastric banding systems disclosed herein are automatically adjustable without complicated fluid control mechanisms, flow rate limiting devices, and/or valves. The automatic adjustments may also be made in response to other changes in the patient's esophageal-gastric junction, for example, in response to size, shape, and or location changes.

摘要翻译： 本文通常描述的是自动，自调节，胃束带系统及其改进，其能够响应于穿过由胃束带收缩的患者胃的区域的大量推注而自动放松和收缩。 或者，和/或另外在一个或多个实施方案中，本文所述的胃束带系统还可以帮助防止囊膨胀和/或侵蚀。 本文所述的装置和系统有助于促进肥胖控制和/或治疗肥胖相关疾病，同时一般植入时是非侵入性的。 此外，本文公开的自调节胃束带系统的某些实施例可以在没有复杂的流体控制机构，流量限制装置和/或阀的情况下自动调节。 也可以响应于患者的食道 - 胃交界处的其它变化，例如响应于大小，形状和位置变化而进行自动调整。

公开(公告)号：US20110270022A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US12887730

申请日：2010-09-22

申请人： Babak Honaryar ,  Mike Augarten ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Kaustubh S. Chitre ,  Christian Y. Perron ,  Sean Snow ,  Erik Torjesen ,  Nikhil S. Trilokekar ,  Christopher R. Deuel

发明人： Babak Honaryar ,  Mike Augarten ,  Marcos Borrell ,  Kaustubh S. Chitre ,  Christian Y. Perron ,  Sean Snow ,  Erik Torjesen ,  Nikhil S. Trilokekar ,  Christopher R. Deuel

IPC分类号： A61F2/04 ,  B05D5/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0059 ,  A61F2/04 ,  A61F5/0013 ,  A61F5/003 ,  A61F5/0056 ,  A61M39/0208 ,  A61M2039/0226 ,  A61M2039/0238 ,  A61M2205/215 ,  A61M2205/583 ,  A61M2205/82 ,  A61M2210/1053

摘要： The present invention is related to a biocompatible and biostable implantable medical device. The present invention can include an implantable medical device including an electro-mechanical component. The electro-mechanical component can be coated with various novel and nonobvious coating combinations designed to promote biocompatibility and biostability. One layer of the coating combinations can be a tie layer. Another layer of the coating combinations can be a layer formed on top of the tie layer, and having biocompatible and biostable properties.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及生物相容性和生物稳定的可植入医疗装置。 本发明可以包括包括机电组件的可植入医疗装置。 机电组件可以涂覆有各种新颖且不透明的涂层组合，旨在促进生物相容性和生物稳定性。 一层涂层组合可以是粘结层。 涂层组合的另一层可以是在粘结层的顶部上形成的层，并且具有生物相容性和生物稳定性质。