Patent ID: 8992415
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An implantable gastric band system comprising: an access port configured to attach to body tissue, the access port including a septum; a flexible elongated tube having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the access port; and a shielding device covering only the first end of the tube and leaving a large majority of said flexible elongated tube uncovered by the shielding device, the shielding device coupled to the tube and being made of a puncture resistant biocompatible material, the shielding device having a first shield and a second shield, wherein the first shield has an extended portion and the second shield has a neck portion, the first shield positioned adjacent to the second shield such that the extended portion of the first shield overlaps the neck portion of the second shield, and the first shield being independently moveable relative to the second shield.