Apparatus is provided for use in a stomach of a subject, including a
gastric balloon and a hollow, flexible tube coupled at a distal end
thereof to the gastric balloon. A proximal portion of the tube, when in a
relaxed position, is shaped so as to prevent the balloon from passing
into a duodenum of the subject. The apparatus also includes an inflation
conduit disposed in part within the distal end of the tube, the inflation
conduit exiting the tube at a site proximal to the gastric balloon. Other
embodiments are also provided.