Invention Application
- Patent Title: Devices and related methods for securing a tissue fold
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Application No.: US11715966Application Date: 2007-03-09
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Publication No.: US20070162073A1Publication Date: 2007-07-12
- Inventor: Kurt Geitz
- Applicant: Kurt Geitz
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08

Abstract:
The present invention relates to devices and methods for creating and securing a tissue fold during an endoluminal medical procedure. The devices and methods may be used for folding and securing, for example, a fundus wall onto an esophagus wall. An aspect of the invention includes a two-piece tissue clip configured to be installed through an endoluminal device to secure a tissue fold. The clip includes a female member and a male member configured to engage one another to secure the tissue fold. Another aspect of the invention includes a clipping device comprising a tissue clip magazine. The magazine is configured to hold a plurality of tissue clips and install the plurality of tissue clips in a single actuation of the magazine. A method for using the clipping device together with the tissue clips of the present invention to create and secure a fold of tissue during an endoluminal procedure also is disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US07918866B2 Devices and related methods for securing a tissue fold Public/Granted day:2011-04-05
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