PERCUTANEOUS INTRA-GASTRIC BALLOON CATHETER FOR OBESITY TREATMENT.

摘要

The present invention discloses a balloon consisting in a modification of the gastrectomy percutaneous endoscopic probe to which it has been modified its proximal or intra-gastric end, placing in it a balloon inflated at different volumes with air, provoking a diminution in the gastric capacity and therefore a lesser food ingest and weight loss. The balloon is inflated by means of an external or extra-gastric valve using a monometer or syringe. The mayor advantage in comparison with the intra-gastric balloon for obesity already in existence is that it does not produce bronch-breathing for the reason of being fixed. Also it has the advantage of regulating the balloon filling capacity in an external way whenever it is required.