Apollo Endosurgery Us, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Cilag International Gmbh

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Charles Dean

Vladimir Mitelberg

Donald K Jones

John Mims

Nicole Pinto

Mitchell Ross Gilkey

Douglas Ivan Jennings

Mitchell Gilkey

A suture needle system includes a first needle and at least one second needle. Each of the first and second needles preferably has a common needle body construct. The first needle includes an elongate suture having a length sufficient to extend at least the length of an instrument channel of an endoscope. The second needle includes an opening formed by a loop of suture at which the second needle can be advanced over the elongate suture. In use, the first needle is secured to a first tissue location using an endoscopic suturing system. A second needle is advanced at its opening over the elongate suture and secured to a second tissue location. Additional second needles may be advanced over the elongate suture to respective tissue locations. The elongate suture is pulled taut, drawing the second needles into proximity, and secured.

Endoscopic suture loop anchors and methods

A system includes a first tube, a sharp coil at a distal end of the first tube, a second tube displaceable within the first tube, and a sharp housing at a distal of the second tube for storing fasteners. The housing can be positioned at a first tissue, and the coil rotated to advance the coil into engagement with the first tissue. The first tube is retracted to retract the first tissue, and then a first fastener is deployed at the first tissue location. Then, without removing the system from the patient, the distal end of the system is moved adjacent a second tissue location, and the process is repeated for a second fastener at the second tissue location. A suture extends between the first and second fasteners, and tension is applied to the suture to draw the first and second tissues toward each other to reconfigure the tissue.

Surgical fastener deployment system

A gastric implant includes a distal sleeve portion configured to be disposed in a duodenum of a patient, and a pyloric restriction portion connected to a proximal end of the distal sleeve portion. The pyloric restriction portion is configured to be disposed in a pylorus of a patient. Also, the implant includes a proximal anchor portion connected to a proximal end of the pyloric restriction portion. The proximal anchor portion is configured to be disposed in a lower stomach of the patient. The proximal anchor portion has at least one eyelet for fastening to the stomach to secure the implant to the gastrointestinal tract.

Duodenal sleeve and anchor and methods of implantation

An injection device () comprises a housing () adapted to receive a syringe () having a discharge nozzle (), an actuator () and a drive () acted upon the syringe to advance it from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing to an extended position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing to an extended position in which the discharge nozzle extends from the housing. There is a locking mechanism (HS) in communication with the actuator and activatable to be moved from a locked position in which the actuator is prevented from releasing the drive to an unlocked position in which the actuator is operable to act upon drive to advance the syringe. The locking mechanism or the housing includes integrally formed biasing means () adapted to return the locking mechanism to a locked position when it is not activated. There is no need for separate springs to be used bias to the releasable locking mechanism out the housing.

Injection device

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Charles Dean