Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for revision of obesity procedures
- Patent Title (中): 肥胖程序修订方法和手段
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Application No.: US11342288Application Date: 2006-01-27
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Publication No.: US08726909B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: John A. Cox , Tracy Maahs , Richard C. Ewers , Eugene Chen , Cang Lam , Lee Swanstrom
- Applicant: John A. Cox , Tracy Maahs , Richard C. Ewers , Eugene Chen , Cang Lam , Lee Swanstrom
- Applicant Address: US CA San Clemente
- Assignee: USGI Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: USGI Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Clemente
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Agent Kenneth H. Ohriner
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61B17/10

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for the endoluminal revision of previously performed obesity procedures which have failed are described. One or more endoluminal instruments may be advanced per-orally into the previously formed failed pouch where a number of different procedures can be performed. One or more tissue folds can be formed and secured to reduce the size of the pouch, or the stoma connecting the pouch to the intestinal tract can be reduced in size using endoluminally deployed tissue anchors. These procedures can be performed entirely from within the pouch lumen or upon the exterior surface of the pouch via transgastric entry of the instruments into the peritoneal cavity of a patient. Alternatively, the interior tissue within the pouch can be injured or sclerosed to shrink the pouch lumen. In another alternative, a length of the Roux limb can be shortened endoluminally to create a malabsorptive region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070175488A1 Methods and apparatus for revision of obesity procedures Public/Granted day:2007-08-02
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