Patent ID: 9554931
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A preformed gastric band for restricting expansion of a gastric pouch in a subject, the gastric pouch being formed by a bariatric procedure and including an anastomosis, said preformed gastric band comprising: a flexible substrate comprising oppositely disposed first and second major surfaces defined by first and second minor side portions and first and second major side portions, said first major surface including a lower collar section and an upper band section, the upper band section being disposed between the lower collar section and the first major side portion, the lower collar section extending from the upper band section to the second major side portion; a plurality of flexible band members securely connected to only the upper band section of the first major surface to prevent contact between said band members and the anastomosis, each of said band members extending between said first and second minor side portions of said substrate, each of said band members including first and second ends that comprise an attachment mechanism for connecting said first and second ends, each of said band members being separated from one another by a spacing region, all of the band members being absent from the lower collar section; and a plurality of perforations provided on the spacing region, said plurality of perforations arranged in a line extending between said first and second minor portions and only substantially parallel to said plurality of flexible band members, said plurality of perforations being configured to allow said flexible substrate to tear along said line.