Invention Application
- Patent Title: ENDOLUMINAL FOLD CREATION
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Application No.: PCT/US2011/065027Application Date: 2011-12-15
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Publication No.: WO2012087724A1Publication Date: 2012-06-28
- Inventor: STOKES, Michael, J. , ZEINER, Mark, S. , HARRIS, Jason, L. , LONG, Gary, L.
- Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. , STOKES, Michael, J. , ZEINER, Mark, S. , HARRIS, Jason, L. , LONG, Gary, L.
- Applicant Address: 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 US
- Assignee: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.,STOKES, Michael, J.,ZEINER, Mark, S.,HARRIS, Jason, L.,LONG, Gary, L.
- Current Assignee: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.,STOKES, Michael, J.,ZEINER, Mark, S.,HARRIS, Jason, L.,LONG, Gary, L.
- Current Assignee Address: 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 US
- Agency: JOHNSON, Philip, S. et al.
- Priority: US12/975,685 20101222
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/30 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B17/072 ; A61N7/02
Abstract:
Devices and methods are provided for forming one or more plications in the walls of a body cavity. In particular, endoscopic devices and methods are provided for forming and/or securing endoluminal tissue folds to reduce the volume of the gastric cavity. An end effector that includes a tissue receiving cavity can be delivered to a desired surgical site to allow a tissue fold to be formed within the tissue receiving cavity. A fastener can be used to secure the adjacent layers of tissue that form the tissue fold. The tissue folds can be effective to limit the stomach's capacity and create a feeling of satiety.
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