CPC A61F 5/0043 (2013.01) [A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 17/12013 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); F16K 15/026 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61M 25/10184 (2013.11); A61M 2025/1054 (2013.01); A61M 2039/242 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2473 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2039/267 (2013.01); B25D 1/16 (2013.01); F16K 15/18 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A method of aligning a shaft with a gastrointestinal balloon that is positioned within a stomach of a patient, the method comprising:
subsequent to positioning the gastrointestinal balloon within the stomach of the patient, inserting the shaft into the stomach of the patient;
inserting a grasping tool through a lumen of the shaft and extending the grasping tool through a distal end of the shaft;
grasping an attachment with the grasping tool, wherein the attachment is coupled to a valve that is located within the gastrointestinal balloon positioned within the stomach of the patient, the attachment comprising an elongated member that extends into an opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and an opening of the valve, the elongated member having (i) a distal end that is coupled to the valve and (ii) a proximal end that comprises a connector that is disposed outside of the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon;
pulling the valve, by pulling the attachment, toward the shaft;
advancing the shaft toward the valve; and
extending the shaft into the opening of the gastrointestinal balloon and the valve,
wherein the pulling and the advancing align the shaft with the valve and the gastrointestinal balloon to allow for adjusting a volume of the gastrointestinal balloon while positioned within the stomach of the patient.
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