Patent ID: 7883525
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intragastric catheter for placement in a stomach to provide satiety, comprising: a bladder; a plurality of elongated flexible tubules, each of the plurality of elongated flexible tubules having a length that exceeds a width, and each of the plurality of elongated flexible tubules extend lengthwise and radially from the bladder, wherein the plurality of elongated flexible tubules comprises more than two elongated flexible tubules; and a flexible neck that is positioned between the bladder and an attachment point, wherein the bladder is so constructed and arranged for movement within the stomach by peristaltic action of the stomach on the bladder that flexes the flexible neck relative to the attachment point, and the elongated flexible tubules are so constructed and arranged for flexing relative to said bladder by contact with the stomach from peristaltic action within the stomach, and wherein the bladder has a different shape than the elongated flexible tubules.