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Daniel J Balbierz

John P Lunsford

David H Cole

William L Athas

Richard S Stack

Samuel T Crews

Kevin H Van Bladel

Bretton Mark Swope

Richard Glenn

Jason S Stewart

Pablo R Hambly

Robert M Pearson

Theodore C Johnson

Steven A Daniel

Andrew C Smith

William S Eubanks

David Lawson Morris

Jack M Walker

David S Utley

Michael Scott Williams

David Michael Cole

Christopher U Phan

Craig A Purdy

Kee S Lee

Tyler Grubb

Fiona Maria Sander

Shuji Uemura

Allen Jameson

Robert Steven Bley

Ashik A Mohan

Steve A Daniel

Joseph R Thomas

Joe Chancellor

Laura Dotson

Linda Bundick

Rajiv Vaidyanathan

George Tsai

Jesica Ferro

Brett Swope

Richard Kouri

Eric K Wong

Dave Cole

Robert H Hawes

Justen Deering England

Edward J Gough

Zia Yassinzadeh

Jack A Walker

Robert W Bley

William S Eubanks, Jr

Sam Crews

Robert D Russell

Andres Tamayo

Aneesh Joshi

Takehito Jimbo

Karen Frischmeyer

Carlos Castro

Jessica Liang

Kevin Van Bladel

Andrew Smith

Chris Phan

Melanie L Harris

Rob Pearson

Martha Getaneh

Robert T Hawes

Brett Swode

David Cole

Craig Arthur Purdy

Shuji Vemura

Ashik Mohan

Rob Hawes

A staple housing includes an array of staples each in a staple delivery position or 'ready position' ready to be fired into target tissue. A staple driver is advanceable to drive the ready-position staples from the staple head into the tissue using staple pushers. During use, the staples in the ready positions are simultaneously fired into the target tissue using the staple pushers, forming an array of staples in the target tissue. After the array has been fired, one or more feed mechanisms within the staple housing advance a second group of staples from one or more staple storage locations into the ready positions in preparation for firing of the second group of staples.

Multi-fire stapling systems and methods for delivering arrays of staples

Methods and systems of enhancing an electronic interaction between a behavioral-modification program and a user in the program by providing customized content specific to the user. The systems and methods allow for coach-counselor assistance to the individual-user or for automated content delivery.

Systems and methods for assisting individuals in a behavioral-change program

Devices and methods for acquiring and fastening tissues folds within an internal organ, such as the stomach, and for applying the methods and devices to producing reductions in organ volume or repair of bariatric procedures, are disclosed. An exemplary method for forming a continuous laterally extending tissue fold involves forming a succession of laterally extending folds having adjacent overlapping fold portions. One exemplary tissue-acquisition device has an open-end roller-and-arm structure that allows individual tissue folds to be formed and fastened, then advanced to an adjacent region within the stomach, for capture of a new fold that will form an extension of the existing fold(s).

Tissue-acquisition and fastening devices and methods

A system for delivering bone cement into a bone is provided. The system can include a hydraulic system actuatable to deliver a bone cement mixture from a bone cement container, through a cannula and into a bone. The hydraulic system can have more than one pressure relief mechanism for decreasing pressure in the hydraulic system to cease delivery (e.g., substantially instantaneously) of the bone cement into the bone.

Bone treatment systems and methods

A stapling device for forming multiple tissue plications without needing to reload the device between plications is described. The device includes staple and anvil housings that move toward and away from a tissue-capture position. A cartridge holder in the staple housing supports a cartridge with multiple groups of offset staple slots, where the slots in each group are circularly arrayed about a cartridge center axis. A staple driver in the staple housing carries a plurality of arms for engaging and ejecting the staples in a first group of staples in the cartridge, when a tissue fold is captured between the cartridge assembly and anvil in the anvil housing. When the staple driver is retracted, after a tissue plication is formed, the cartridge assembly and tissue drive are indexed to eject the next-up group of staples.

Stapler for forming multiple tissue plications

Multi-fire stapling methods

Described herein are endoscopic plicators passed transorally into the stomach and used to plicate stomach tissue by engaging tissue from inside of the stomach and drawing it inwardly. In the disclosed embodiments, the tissue is drawn inwardly into a vacuum chamber, causing sections of serosal tissue on the exterior of the stomach to be positioned facing one another. The disclosed plicators allow the opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with one another, and preferably deliver sutures, staples or other means for maintaining contact between the tissue sections at least until serosal bonds form between them. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparoscopic intervention. After one or more plications is formed, medical devices may be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach.

Endoscopic plication devices and methods

The present application describes an implant system useable for positioning an implant device such as a device useful for restricting passage of ingested food into the stomach. In one embodiment, the disclosed system includes a plurality of anchors that may be coupled to tissue within the stomach, or to a tissue tunnel formed by plicating stomach wall tissue. The anchor includes a loop. During use, the implant device is inserted through the loop and expanded such that it retains its position within the loop until removed. Instruments for implanting and explanting the implant device are also described.

Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implants

Described herein is an improved device and method for acquiring, and optionally, fastening a tissue fold. The device has an improved configuration for forming a single, two-layer tissue fold.

Tissue-acquisition device and method

Described herein is a system for inducing weight loss in a patient, which comprises an extragastric space occupier positionable in contact with an exterior surface of a stomach wall to form an inward protrusion of wall into the stomach, and a retention device positionable in contact with the wall to retain the inward protrusion and to thereby capture the extragastric space occupier within the protrusion.

Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight loss

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Daniel J Balbierz