Magnetic gastric band or the like, and related methods
    1.
    发明授权
    Magnetic gastric band or the like, and related methods 有权
    磁性胃带等,以及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US08715157B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12229343

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: A61F2/00 A61F5/00

    摘要: A structure that can be used as a gastric band (and that may also have other uses as an implant elsewhere in a patient) includes a plurality of magnetic elements in a serial array that can be implanted so that the array extends in a circumferential direction around the patient's stomach (or other body tissue structure in the patient). Circumferentially adjacent magnetic elements magnetically attract one another to apply radial pressure to the tissue structure encompassed by the array, but those elements can also move apart in response to sufficient outward pressure from the encompassed tissue structure and/or the contents of (e.g., food in) that tissue structure. When used as a gastric band, the device can provide resistance to excessive food intake, which can help promote weight loss.

    摘要翻译: 可以用作胃带(并且还可以作为其他用途在医院其他地方的其他用途)的结构包括可以植入的串联阵列中的多个磁性元件,使得阵列沿圆周方向延伸 患者的胃(或患者的其他身体组织结构)。 周向相邻的磁性元件相互磁吸引,以向阵列所包围的组织结构施加径向压力,但是这些元件也可以响应于来自包围的组织结构的足够的向外压力和/或(例如, )组织结构。 当用作胃带时,该装置可以提供抵抗过量食物摄取,这可以帮助促进减肥。

    Methods and apparatus for treating body tissue sphincters and the like
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for treating body tissue sphincters and the like 有权
    用于治疗身体组织括约肌等的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08187164B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-29

    申请号:US12610633

    申请日:2009-11-02

    IPC分类号: A61F2/00 A61F13/00

    摘要: A plurality of structures that resiliently attract one another are provided for implanting in a patient around a body tissue structure of the patient. For example, the body tissue structure may be the esophagus, and the plurality of structures may be implanted in an annulus around the outside of the esophagus, the annulus being substantially coaxial with the esophagus. The attraction may be between annularly adjacent ones of the structures in the annulus, and it may be provided, for example, by magnets or springs. The array of structures is preferably self-limiting with respect to the smallest area that it can encompass, and this smallest area is preferably large enough to prevent the apparatus from applying excessive pressure to tissue passing through that area.

    摘要翻译: 提供弹性地彼此吸引的多个结构,用于将患者周围的身体组织结构植入患者体内。 例如,身体组织结构可以是食道,并且可以将多个结构植入围绕食管外侧的环带中,环与食道基本上同轴。 吸引物可以在环形结构中的环形相邻结构之间,并且其可以例如由磁体或弹簧提供。 结构的阵列优选地相对于其可以包围的最小面积是自限制的,并且该最小面积优选地足够大以防止装置对通过该区域的组织施加过大的压力。

    PFO closure devices and related methods of use
    4.
    发明授权
    PFO closure devices and related methods of use 有权
    PFO封闭装置及相关使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07691128B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-06

    申请号:US11249317

    申请日:2005-10-14

    IPC分类号: A61B17/08 A61D1/00

    摘要: Devices and methods for sealing a passageway formed by a patent foramen ovale (PFO track) in the heart are provided. One method includes providing an abrading device to the PFO track and abrading the tissue within the PFO track. The abraded tissue forming the PFO track is then held together under pressure, either via lowering right atrial pressure or via applying suction to the septum primum to pull it into apposition against the septum secundum. After a sufficient period of time, the pressure is released and the abraded tissue heals to form a robust seal over the PFO track. Additionally, several devices are provided which can be placed into the PFO track to apply adhesive to the walls of the PFO track. The devices may or may not be left within the PFO track. If the devices are not left within the PFO track, the walls of the PFO track, covered with adhesive, are brought into apposition with one another and adhered together. If the device is left within the PFO track, the device is flattened from an expanded configuration to a flattened configuration, and the walls of the PFO track, adhering to the outer surface of the device, are pulled toward each other as the device flattens. The device may also include interior structure to hold the device in a flattened configuration.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于密封由心脏中的卵圆孔卵孔(PFO轨迹)形成的通道的装置和方法。 一种方法包括向PFO轨道提供研磨装置并研磨PFO轨道内的组织。 形成PFO轨道的磨损组织然后在压力下保持在一起,或者通过降低右心房压力或通过向隔膜施加抽吸使其与隔膜隔层相对。 经过足够的时间后,释放压力,磨损的组织愈合,在PFO轨迹上形成牢固的密封。 另外,提供了可以放置到PFO轨道中以将粘合剂施加到PFO轨道的壁上的几个装置。 设备可能会留在PFO轨道中,也可能不会留在PFO轨道中。 如果设备不在PFO轨道内,PFO轨道的墙壁被粘合剂覆盖,彼此并置并粘合在一起。 如果设备留在PFO轨道内,则设备将从扩展配置平坦化到平坦的配置,并且随着设备平坦化,PFO轨道的粘附在设备外表面上的墙壁会相互拉紧。 该装置还可以包括用于将装置保持在扁平结构中的内部结构。

    PFO closure devices and related methods of use
    5.
    发明授权
    PFO closure devices and related methods of use 有权
    PFO封闭装置及相关使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07976564B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-12

    申请号:US10138565

    申请日:2002-05-06

    IPC分类号: A61B17/08

    摘要: Devices and methods for sealing a passageway formed by a patent foramen ovale (PFO track) in the heart are provided. One method includes providing an abrading device to the PFO track and abrading the tissue within the PFO track. The abraded tissue forming the PFO track is then held together under pressure, either via lowering right atrial pressure or via applying suction to the septum primum to pull it into apposition against the septum secundum. After a sufficient period of time, the pressure is released and the abraded tissue heals to form a robust seal over the PFO track. Additionally, several devices are provided which can be placed into the PFO track to apply adhesive to the walls of the PFO track. The devices may or may not be left within the PFO track. If the devices are not left within the PFO track, the walls of the PFO track, covered with adhesive, are brought into apposition with one another and adhered together. If the device is left within the PFO track, the device is flattened from an expanded configuration to a flattened configuration, and the walls of the PFO track, adhering to the outer surface of the device, are pulled toward each other as the device flattens. The device may also include interior structure to hold the device in a flattened configuration.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于密封由心脏中的卵圆孔卵孔(PFO轨迹)形成的通道的装置和方法。 一种方法包括向PFO轨道提供研磨装置并研磨PFO轨道内的组织。 形成PFO轨道的磨损组织然后在压力下保持在一起,或者通过降低右心房压力或通过向隔膜施加抽吸使其与隔膜隔层相对。 经过足够的时间后,释放压力,磨损的组织愈合,在PFO轨迹上形成牢固的密封。 另外,提供了可以放置到PFO轨道中以将粘合剂施加到PFO轨道的壁上的几个装置。 设备可能会留在PFO轨道中,也可能不会留在PFO轨道中。 如果设备不在PFO轨道内,PFO轨道的墙壁被粘合剂覆盖,彼此并置并粘合在一起。 如果设备留在PFO轨道内,则设备将从扩展配置平坦化到平坦的配置,并且随着设备平坦化,PFO轨道的粘附在设备外表面上的墙壁会相互拉紧。 该装置还可以包括用于将装置保持在扁平结构中的内部结构。