Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting wall breach in inflatable prostheses rely on intrusion of a body fluid or inflation medium to electrically alter a signaling circuit. In one embodiment, an open portion of a circuit is closed to enable or modify a transmitted signal. In another embodiment, electrical current is generated to power an electrical transmission.
Abstract: A gastric balloon includes a scaffold structure, one or more internal inflatable compartments within the scaffold structure, and one or more inflatable bladders formed over the space-filling compartment. The gastric balloon may be deployed transesophageally using a gastroscope and is inflated in situ, preferably using a combination of liquid and gas inflation media.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 3, 2005
Publication date:
December 1, 2005
Applicant:
FULFILLIUM, INC., A Delaware Corporation
Inventors:
Richard Chen, Craig Johanson, Christopher Jones, Reinhold Dauskardt
Abstract: A gastric balloon includes a scaffold structure, one or more internal inflatable compartments within the scaffold structure, and one or more inflatable bladders formed over the space-filling compartment. The gastric balloon may be deployed transesophageally using a gastroscope and is inflated in situ, preferably using a combination of liquid and gas inflation media.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 3, 2005
Publication date:
December 1, 2005
Applicant:
FULFILLIUM, INC. A Delaware corporation
Inventors:
Richard Chen, Christopher Jones, Reinhold Dauskardt, Marc Taub