ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,163, issued on March 11, was assigned to Allurion Technologies Inc. (Natick, Mass.).
"Automatic-sealing balloon-filling catheter system" was invented by David W. Nelson (Wayland, Mass.) and Bruce A. Horwitz (Newton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a device body having an internal reservoir configured to expand in size. The device can comprise an anchor structure affixed to a wall of the device body and having an interior passage, a conduit having a fill end and a device end with a conduit lumen extending therethrough, and a plug-port member comprising a s...