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Patent US8048169 - Pyloric valve obstructing devices and methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct...http://www.google.com/patents/US8048169?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8048169 - Pyloric valve obstructing devices and methodsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8048169 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/833,950Publication dateNov 1, 2011Filing dateApr 27, 2004Priority dateJul 28, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2534118A1, CA2534118C, CA2744973A1, CA2744973C, EP1659983A2, EP1659983A4, EP1659983B1, US8657885, US8663338, US20050033331, US20090118757, US20090118758, WO2005009288A2, WO2005009288A3Publication number10833950, 833950, US 8048169 B2, US 8048169B2, US-B2-8048169, US8048169 B2, US8048169B2InventorsDaniel R. BURNETT, Gregory W. HALL, Roxanne Richman, David A. Gallup, Annette Campbell-WhiteOriginal AssigneeBaronova, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (110), Non-Patent Citations (49), Referenced by (25), Classifications (35), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPyloric valve obstructing devices and methods
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