Electroactive polymer actuated gastric band

Details Electroactive polymer actuated gastric band Electroactive polymer actuated gastric band

A - Human Necessities

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B

A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 2/48 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2554276

Methods and devices are provided for remotely adjusting a size of a gastric band disposed around a patient's stomach. In one exemplary embodiment, a gastric band is provided having a first end and a second end that mate to one another to encircle a stomach. A latch mechanism can be formed on the band, and at least one actuator can be coupled to the latch mechanism and it can be adapted to expand and contract the latch mechanism when energy is applied thereto to adjust a diameter of the band. In one exemplary embodiment, the actuator(s) is an electroactive polymer actuator.

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