Patents by Inventor Andrés De Hoyos Garza

Andrés De Hoyos Garza has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity
    Patent number: 6454785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety and decreasing the consumption of food by an obese patient. This invention consists in a percutaneous intragastric balloon that is placed in a non-surgically form. The percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter is collocated by percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG). The invention comprises an affixed valve for regulating the amount of fluid introduced or evacuated from the percutaneous intragastric balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Andrés De Hoyos Garza
  • Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity
    Publication number: 20010037127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety and decreasing the consumption of food by an obese patient. This invention consists in a percutaneous intragastric balloon that is placed in a non-surgically form. The percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter is collocated by percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG). The invention comprises an affixed valve for regulating the amount of fluid introduced or evacuated from the percutaneous intragastric balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Andres De Hoyos Garza