ReShape Lifesciences receives notice of allowance for additional U.S. patent

ReShape Lifesciences announced that the company has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, for patent application 18/370,819, entitled, “Intragastric Device.” When issued, the patent will cover claims for an intragastric balloon system, comprising a capsule configured to be swallowable by a patient and to degrade in a gastric environment, with a balloon compacted and contained within the capsule, the balloon including an outer and inner surface, an interior cavity, a fill valve and release valve wherein the fill valve and release valves are separate valves, among other claim features. Once issued, the patent will provide protection into at least January 2031, without accounting for a potential Patent Term Extension.