Dubravka Markovic;Neil R. Drake;Mark C. Brister;Amy D. L. VandenBerg;Antonio C. Llevares;Nelson Quintana;Andrew P. Rasdal;Kaushik A. Patel
发明人:
Mark C. Brister,Kaushik A. Patel,Andrew P. Rasdal,Nelson Quintana,Neil R. Drake,Antonio C. Llevares,Dubravka Markovic,Amy D. L. VandenBerg
申请号:
US12580044
公开号:
US09072583B2
申请日:
2009.10.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
Intragastric volume-occupying devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. The devices, which are inflated by carbon dioxide, include an aluminum or silicon oxide barrier layer providing carbon dioxide retention and an alkylene vinyl alcohol polymer layer providing structural integrity in vivo.