Patent ID: 9642735
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. A device for obstructing a gastric opening, comprising: an occluding member having an inflated state and an uninflated state, wherein an outer diameter of the occluding member is configured to expand when fluid enters the occluding member and the occluding member is inflated from the uninflated state to the inflated state after deployment, wherein the occluding member is further adapted to collapse from the inflated state back to the uninflated state for removal and wherein the inflated state of the occluding member is a radially expanded shape which inhibits permanent obstruction of the gastric opening; a bridging member extending from the occluding member, wherein the bridging member has a length adapted to pass at least partially through the gastric opening and to enable the occluding member to obstruct the gastric opening, and wherein the length further maintains a diameter which is sufficient to permit the occluding member and the bridging member to intermittently move relative to the gastric opening without obstructing the gastric opening, wherein the bridging member maintains its shape prior to and after deployment through the gastric opening; and a second member connected to a distal end of the bridging member, where the second member has a diameter which is relatively larger than the bridging member and smaller than the outer diameter of the occluding member when the occluding member is in the inflated state.