Intragastric volume-occupying device

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A - Human Necessities

61

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A61M 29/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2577040

A self-inflating and self-deflating orally ingestible device that is able to traverse the entirety of the alimentary canal is described. In one embodiment, the device includes a closed balloon having a surface separating an enclosed space internal to the balloon from a space external to the balloon, at least one self-sealing valve integrated with the surface of the balloon to provide access to the enclosed space internal to the balloon from the space external to the balloon, a vent comprised of a dissolvable seal integrated with the surface of the balloon, and a vessel located within the enclosed space internal to the balloon to separate internal contents of the vessel from the enclosed space internal to the balloon.

L'invention concerne un dispositif pouvant être ingéré par voie orale, auto-gonflant et auto-dégonflant, et pouvant traverser tout le canal alimentaire. Dans un mode de réalisation, le dispositif comprend un ballon fermé avec une surface destinée à séparer un espace intérieur fermé du ballon et un espace extérieur au ballon, au moins une valve à auto-étanchéité intégrée à la surface du ballon facilitant l'accès à l'espace intérieur fermé du ballon à partir de l'espace extérieur au ballon, un élément d'aération formé d'un joint soluble intégré à la surface du ballon, et un récipient situé dans l'espace intérieur fermé du ballon pour séparer le contenu du récipient de l'espace intérieur fermé du ballon.

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