Patent ID: 7291160
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A percutaneous intragastric catheter, comprising: a) a bolster for positioning the percutaneous intragastric catheter against an interior wall of a stomach; b) a tube for extension through a stomach wall and into said stomach, said tube comprising a neck that extends from said bolster wherein said neck is flexible for flexing within said stomach and relative to said stomach wall by peristaltic action; c) a bladder that communicates with said neck, wherein said bladder is spaced apart from said bolster by said neck, and said bladder is adapted to move within said stomach by flexing of said neck; and d) a plurality of elongated flexible tubules extending from said bladder that are flexible relative to said bladder and are flexed relative to said bladder by peristaltic action within said stomach.