Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Barosense, Inc.

Pablo R Hambly

Daniel J Balbierz

David H Cole

Jason S Stewart

David Michael Cole

Justen Deering England

Samuel T Crews

Craig A Purdy

Bretton Mark Swope

David Cole

Craig Arthur Purdy

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

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

Multi-fire stapling methods

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

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San Mateo, CA, United States of America

Pablo R Hambly