公开(公告)号：US09463107B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

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： A61F2/04 ,  A61F5/00

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：US20120088962A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-12

申请号：US13216132

申请日：2011-08-23

申请人： Ethan Franklin ,  Sean Snow ,  Erik Torjesen ,  Justin J. Schwab ,  Zachary P. Dominguez

发明人： Ethan Franklin ,  Sean Snow ,  Erik Torjesen ,  Justin J. Schwab ,  Zachary P. Dominguez

IPC分类号： A61F2/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0056

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.

公开(公告)号：US20110270017A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US12770617

申请日：2010-04-29

申请人： Sean Snow ,  Babak Honaryar ,  Christian Y. Perron

发明人： Sean Snow ,  Babak Honaryar ,  Christian Y. Perron

IPC分类号： A61F2/04 ,  A61B17/12

CPC分类号： A61F5/005

摘要： A self-adjusting gastric band is automatically adjustable without complicated fluid control mechanisms, flow rate limiting devices, and/or valves. The self-adjusting gastric band may automatically adjust to allow a large bolus of food to pass through a constriction in the patient's stomach formed by the gastric band. The self-adjusting gastric band comprises an inflatable portion that is disposable about an esophageal-gastric junction of the patient. A first compliant portion is coupled to the inflatable portion. The first compliant portion automatically relaxes the constriction formed by the self-adjusting gastric band and allows the large bolus to pass through the constriction. After the bolus passes through the constriction, the self-adjusting gastric band automatically returns to its previous state.

摘要翻译： 自调节胃带可以自动调节，无需复杂的流体控制机构，流量限制装置和/或阀门。 自我调节的胃带可以自动调节以允许大量的食物通过由胃带形成的患者的胃中的收缩部。 自调节胃带包括可围绕患者的食道 - 胃交界处一次性的可充气部分。 第一柔顺部分联接到可充气部分。 第一顺应部分自动松弛由自调节胃束带形成的收缩，并允许大推注通过收缩。 在推注通过收缩后，自我调节胃带自动返回到之前的状态。

公开(公告)号：US20110208229A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US12711876

申请日：2010-02-24

申请人： Sean SNOW ,  Mike Augarten ,  Christian Perron ,  Joseph Raven

发明人： Sean SNOW ,  Mike Augarten ,  Christian Perron ,  Joseph Raven

IPC分类号： A61M29/00 ,  A61B17/08

CPC分类号： A61F5/0056 ,  A61F2/04 ,  A61F5/003 ,  A61F5/0036 ,  A61F5/0043 ,  A61F5/0046 ,  A61F5/005 ,  A61F5/0053 ,  A61F5/0059 ,  A61F2002/045 ,  A61F2250/0001

摘要： The present invention includes a source reservoir with potential energy for a system for facilitating obesity control. The system includes a remote transmitter, a gastric band including at least one inflatable portion for containing a fluid, at least one reservoir for containing the fluid, and a high precision pump unit in communication with the reservoir for controlling pressure within the inflatable portion.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括具有用于促进肥胖控制的系统的势能的源贮存器​​。 该系统包括远程发射器，胃带，其包括至少一个用于容纳流体的可充气部分，至少一个用于容纳流体的储存器，以及与储存器连通以控制可膨胀部分内的压力的高精度泵单元。

公开(公告)号：US20100099945A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12603058

申请日：2009-10-21

申请人： Janel A. Birk ,  Sean Snow

发明人： Janel A. Birk ,  Sean Snow

IPC分类号： A61F2/00 ,  F16K31/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0059 ,  A61F5/0056 ,  A61F5/0066

摘要： A system for facilitating obesity control includes an inflatable gastric banding device, a fluid reservoir couplable to the inflatable portion, and an implantable fluid handling device including one or more piezoelectric valves.

摘要翻译： 用于促进肥胖控制的系统包括可充气胃束带装置，可连接到可充气部分的流体储存器和包括一个或多个压电阀的可植入流体处理装置。

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：US08764624B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US12712883

申请日：2010-02-25

申请人： Sean Snow ,  Janel A. Birk ,  Robert Stone

发明人： Sean Snow ,  Janel A. Birk ,  Robert Stone

IPC分类号： A61F2/00 ,  A61F13/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0059 ,  A61B2017/00411 ,  A61F5/003 ,  A61F2005/002

摘要： A power management system provides wireless power to operate components of a remotely adjustable gastric banding system. The power management system comprises an external power component transmitting power, and an implantable power management component receiving power and converting the power for use in powering one or more components of the remotely adjustable gastric banding system, such as a pump. The internal power management component and the external power component may be tunable. By utilizing the power management system, implantable batteries may be eliminated.

摘要翻译： 电源管理系统提供无线电力来操作远程可调胃束带系统的组件。 电力管理系统包括外部功率部件发射功率和可植入电力管理部件，其接收功率并转换功率以用于为远程可调节的胃束带系统（例如泵）的一个或多个部件供电。 内部电源管理组件和外部电源组件可能是可调的。 通过利用电源管理系统，可以消除可植入电池。

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。