A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that extend to least partially through the patient's stomach wall, and that anchor the device with the patient's...http://www.google.com/patents/US7753928?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7753928 - Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devices