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(19) INDIA (21) Application No.: 00357/KOL/2004 A
(22) Date of filing of Application: 25/06/2004 (43) Publication Date: 09/06/2006
(54) Title of the invention: IMPLANTABLE BAND WITH ATTACHMENT MECHANISM HAVING DISSIMILAR MATERIAL
PROPERTIES
(51) International classification : A61B 18/14
(31) Priority Document No : 60/483,353
60/507,612
(32) Priority Date : 27/06/2003
30/09/2003
(33) Name of priority country : USA
(86) International Application No and : NA
Filing Date
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(87) International Publication No : NA
(61) Patent of addition to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(62) Divisional to Application No : NA
Filed on : NA
(71) Name of Applicant:
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.,
Address of the Applicant:
CREEK ROAD, CINCINNATI, OHIO
45242, USA.
(72) Name of the Inventor:
1. RANDAL BYRUM
2. JEFFREY P. CONLON
3. BILL FENDER
4. MARK TSONTON
5. MARK TSONTON
6. MARK ORTIZ
7. ADAM DUNKI-JACOBS
Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents (Amendment)
Act, 2005: NO
(57) Abstract:
An implantable band for placement around an anatomical passageway, such as the stomach or other lumen, has a strap made of
material having at least one first material property, and has an attachment mechanism having material which has at least one second
material property which is different from the first material property. The attachment mechanism may include plastically or elastically
deformable material.
(FIG.nil).
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