TREATMENT FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CAVITIES AND FISTULA

Abstract

An implantable medical device may be implanted within a body lumen such as an esophagus in order to treat a wound within the body lumen. An esophagus has an inactive profile when the patient is not swallowing and an active profile when the patient is swallowing. The implantable medical device includes a barrier member that is adapted to radially expand and contract with the esophagus as the esophagus moves between the inactive profile and the active profile. An adhesive pattern is disposed on an outer surface of the barrier member and is adapted to adhere the barrier member to the esophagus such that the barrier member radially expands when the esophagus in in the active profile and radially contracts when the esophagus in in the inactive profile. The implantable medical device may be implanted using an expandable element such as an inflatable balloon.

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