US 12,329,668 B2
Systems and methods for measuring volume of potential sleeve in a sleeve gastrectomy
Jonathan Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Mark Steven Ortiz, Milford, OH (US)
Assigned to STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by Standard Bariatrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,675.
Application 17/734,675 is a continuation of application No. 16/372,212, filed on Apr. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,324,620.
Application 16/372,212 is a continuation of application No. 15/267,414, filed on Sep. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,285,837, issued on May 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/219,564, filed on Sep. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0257399 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61F 5/0086 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0069 (2013.01); A61F 5/0076 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/12009 (2013.01); A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61F 2220/0066 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing a sleeve gastrectomy on a stomach of a patient, comprising:
defining a distal boundary of a potential resultant sleeve by positioning a first occlusion device in an interior of the stomach at a first landmark of the stomach;
defining a proximal boundary of the potential resultant sleeve by positioning a second occlusion device in the interior of the stomach at a second landmark of the stomach;
defining a lateral boundary of the potential resultant sleeve and a path along which the sleeve gastrectomy may be performed by positioning a medical device on an exterior of the stomach; and
determining a volume of the potential resultant sleeve, wherein determining the volume of the potential resultant sleeve comprises:
filling the potential resultant sleeve to a predetermined pressure with fluid, wherein the first occlusion device, the second occlusion device, and the medical device trap the fluid within the distal boundary, the proximal boundary, and the lateral boundary of the potential resultant sleeve; and
measuring the volume of the potential resultant sleeve at the predetermined pressure.