Patents Assigned to ReShape Medical, Inc.
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Patent number: 9681973Abstract: A sealing device attached to an intragastric balloon device having a head flexibly attached to a body by a pivot portion, where the pivot portion provides the head with a closed state and an open state relative to the body and the intragastric device. The sealing device having one or more plugs configured to seal an aspiration port of a lumen when the head is in a closed state and further configured to release the aspiration port of the lumen when the head is in an open state.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9668900Abstract: A medical system for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon implanted in a gastric cavity, a percutaneous fillant delivery tube and a control module connected to the tube for regulating the inflation and deflation of the balloon. The balloon may be individually contoured and inflated to occupy a large volume of the gastric cavity to provide a feeling of satiety. The balloon may also be deflated to give the gastric cavity lining a rest during less critical time.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventor: John C. Alverdy
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Patent number: 9629740Abstract: Inflation devices for inflating intragastric devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, an inflation device can include a tube, an inner detent, and an outer detent. The tube can extend from a proximal portion of the inflation device to a distal portion of the inflation device, and can include a handle at the proximal portion and a barb at the distal portion. The barb can have a cross-sectional dimension greater than a cross-sectional dimension of a corresponding inflation port of an intragastric device. The inner detent can be positioned over the barb and can include a mating interface. The outer detent can be positioned over the inner detent, and can be configured to attach over a proximal cap of the intragastric device. The tube can be longitudinally advanceable relative to at least one of the inner and outer detents.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9622896Abstract: A sealing device attached to an intragastric balloon device having a at least one flexible membrane aligned with and configured to seal an aspiration port of a lumen when the membrane is in a closed state and further configured to provide access to the lumen when the membrane is in a open state.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9604038Abstract: According to embodiments, disclosed is an inflation and deflation device for an inflatable medical device, comprising: an inflation tubing disposed between an access block and a roller configured to rotate about an axis of a roller head; wherein the inflation tubing provides fluid communication between a container and the inflatable medical device; wherein the access block and the roller are configured to restrict flow through the inflation tubing at the area of pressure between the roller and the access block; and wherein the rotation of the roller about the axis of the roller head is configured to transport a fluid within the inflation tubing.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert Pecor, Jason Kwok, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9579226Abstract: Disclosed is a balloon of an intragastric device, comprising, in combination: a core of a first material and having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a coating of a second material on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Disclosed is a method, comprising, in combination: creating a core of a balloon by a core in a first material; dipping at least one of an inner surface of the core and an outer surface of the core in a second material, whereby a coating is formed on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Also disclosed are products by processed disclosed herein. The first material may be of a more dimensional consistency than the second material, have a greater elasticity than the second material, or be primarily of polydimethylsiloxane. The second material may be of higher acid resistance than the first material, be less permeable than the first material, or be primarily of polydiphenylsiloxane.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventor: Outhit Bouasaysy
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Patent number: 9358143Abstract: Improved devices and components for securing and retrieving an implantable medical device including at least one of a flanged tip disposed at a distal end of the implantable medical device; a halo retrieval tip disposed at a distal end of the implantable medical device; an external leash disposed at least one of a proximal end, a midportion, and a distal end of the implantable medical device; and an internal leash disposed within an inflatable balloon of the implantable medical device. A method of retrieving an implantable medical device, comprising: securing a retrieval device to at least one of the components described herein; and removing the implantable medical device from a patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9283102Abstract: According to features of the present disclosure, a gastric space filler device and methods effective for reducing stomach volume are disclosed. A gastric space filler comprising at least one inflatable space filler and a sleeve to prevent leakage out of the gastric space filler device is disclosed. The gastric space filler device may be inflated with an insufflation fluid and with mineral oil, which further has the effect of reducing leakage. Delivery systems and methods for inserting a gastric space filler device into a patient are also disclosed. Sheaths and methods for covering a gastric space filler device during delivery into a patient are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Alexander Sosnowski, Tyler John Holschlag, Daniel Eugene Kincade
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Patent number: 9174031Abstract: Deflation devices including a catheter having a proximal opening at a proximal end and a distal opening at a distal end, and a coring member disposed within the catheter are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the coring member comprises a handle disposed near the proximal end of the catheter, a cable, and a coring tip disposed near the distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter can be configured to press against a wall of a balloon to create a substantially normalized surface of the balloon relative to a coring tip. A method for deflating and removing an implanted device, in accordance with another embodiment, can include pressing a distal end of a catheter against the wall of an inflated balloon of the device, and advancing the coring tip within the catheter beyond the distal end of the catheter and into the balloon.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert Pecor, Outhit Bouasaysy, Jason Kwok, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 9149611Abstract: Disclosed is a balloon of an intragastric device, comprising, in combination: a core of a first material and having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a coating of a second material on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Disclosed is a method, comprising, in combination: creating a core of a balloon by a core in a first material; dipping at least one of an inner surface of the core and an outer surface of the core in a second material, whereby a coating is formed on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. The first material may be of a more dimensional consistency than the second material, have a greater elasticity than the second material, or be primarily of polydimethyl-siloxane.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventor: Outhit Bouasaysy
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Patent number: 9050174Abstract: A deflation catheter device, comprising: a catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end; a stylet disposed within the catheter tube; a stylet handle attached to the stylet; and a y-connector disposed near a proximal end of the catheter tube, configured to provide fluid communication from the distal end of the catheter tube and a suction port, and configured to provide access for the stylet from the proximal end of the catheter tube to the distal end of the catheter tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert Pecor, Jason Kwok, Mark Ashby
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Patent number: 8894568Abstract: A deflation device for use in deflating an inflatable or implantable balloon device, comprising, in combination: an endoscope tube, having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen; a cap disposed at the distal end of the endoscope tube and having walls defining a balloon interface chamber; a coring device disposed within the lumen and configured to travel within the lumen such that a distal end of the coring device is extendable beyond the distal end of the cap; wherein the cap is configured to provide a normal surface of a balloon relative to the orientation of the coring device as the coring device is disposed near the distal end of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Jason Kwok, Robert Pecor, Mark Ashby, Selene Chida, Outhit Bouasaysy
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Patent number: 8845672Abstract: A medical system for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon implanted in a gastric cavity, a percutaneous fillant delivery tube and a control module connected to the tube for regulating the inflation and deflation of the balloon. The balloon may be individually contoured and inflated to occupy a large volume of the gastric cavity to provide a feeling of satiety. The balloon may also be deflated to give the gastric cavity lining a rest during less critical time.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventor: John C. Alverdy
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Patent number: 8840952Abstract: An in vitro testing process for simulating conditions of a stomach, comprising, in combination: providing an intragastric device to an acetone bath; inducing swelling of the intragastric device; exacerbating weak spots in the intragastric device; observing the results; and estimating the results of an in vivo study. Improvements to an intragastric space filler to reduce failure at a balloon to shaft area including an adhesive fillet, washers, a balloon cuff and collar, a molded in balloon fillet, and a one-piece molded balloon assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Mark Ashby, Outhit Bouasaysy
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Publication number: 20140257358Abstract: A medical system for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon implanted in a gastric cavity, a percutaneous fillant delivery tube and a control module connected to the tube for regulating the inflation and deflation of the balloon. The balloon may be individually contoured and inflated to occupy a large volume of the gastric cavity to provide a feeling of satiety. The balloon may also be deflated to give the gastric cavity lining a rest during less critical time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Reshape Medical, Inc.Inventor: John C. Alverdy
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Patent number: 8683881Abstract: An in vitro testing process for simulating conditions of a stomach, comprising, in combination: providing an intragastric device to an acetone bath; inducing swelling of the intragastric device; exacerbating weak spots in the intragastric device; observing the results; and estimating the results of an in vivo study. Improvements to an intragastric space filler to reduce failure at a balloon to shaft area including an adhesive fillet, washers, a balloon cuff and collar, a molded in balloon fillet, and a one-piece molded balloon assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Publication number: 20140031850Abstract: Inflation devices for inflating intragastric devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In several embodiments, an inflation device can include a tube, an inner detent, and an outer detent. The tube can extend from a proximal portion of the inflation device to a distal portion of the inflation device, and can include a handle at the proximal portion and a barb at the distal portion. The barb can have a cross-sectional dimension greater than a cross-sectional dimension of a corresponding inflation port of an intragastric device. The inner detent can be positioned over the barb and can include a mating interface. The outer detent can be positioned over the inner detent, and can be configured to attach over a proximal cap of the intragastric device. The tube can be longitudinally advanceable relative to at least one of the inner and outer detents.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Publication number: 20130261654Abstract: An inflatable balloon of an intragastric device comprises a substantially homogonous lend of polydiphenylsiloxane and polydimethylsiloxane. The substantially homogenous blend improves elongation percentage, tear strength, permeability, and modulus as compared to its constituent parts taken alone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: RESHAPE MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Outhit Bouasaysy, Mark Ashby
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Publication number: 20130066267Abstract: A deflation device for use in deflating an inflatable or implantable balloon device, comprising, in combination: an endoscope tube, having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen; a cap disposed at the distal end of the endoscope tube and having walls defining a balloon interface chamber; a coring device disposed within the lumen and configured to travel within the lumen such that a distal end of the coring device is extendable beyond the distal end of the cap; wherein the cap is configured to provide a normal surface of a balloon relative to the orientation of the coring device as the coring device is disposed near the distal end of the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventors: Jason Kwok, Robert Pecor, Mark Ashby, Selene Chida, Outhit Bouasaysy
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Publication number: 20130060274Abstract: Disclosed is a balloon of an intragastric device, comprising, in combination: a core of a first material and having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a coating of a second material on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. Disclosed is a method, comprising, in combination: creating a core of a balloon by a core in a first material; dipping at least one of an inner surface of the core and an outer surface of the core in a second material, whereby a coating is formed on at least one of the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the core. The first material may be of a more dimensional consistency than the second material, have a greater elasticity than the second material, or be primarily of polydimethyl-siloxane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: ReShape Medical, Inc.Inventor: Outhit Bouasaysy