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:
US14724708
公开号:
US20150257911A1
申请日:
2015.05.28
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.