Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Olympus Corporation

The Johns Hopkins University

Macroplata, Inc.

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Cornell University

Chek-med Systems, Inc.

Lumendi Ltd.

Endocages, LLC

Sergey Veniaminovich Kantsevoy

John T To

Brian Tang

Gregory Piskun

Mariel Fabro

Anthony Nicolas Kalloo

Anthony Nicholas Kalloo

Keita Suzuki

Oleg Shikhman

Masahiro Ishikawa

Tetsuya Yamamoto

Yoshio Onuki

Andrew Schaubhut

Caroline Riedel

Meghan Elizabeth Soens

Vladimir Mitelberg

Donald K Jones

Pankaj Jay Pasricha

Jeffrey P Radziunas

Satoshi Miyamoto

Jeffrey Milsom

Sameer Sharma

Sydney Sheung Chee Chung

Ryuta Sekine

Peter Johann

Koichi Kawashima

Boris Reydel

Maríel Fabro

Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery are provided. Systems are taught for operatively treating gastrointestinal disorders endoscopically in a stable, yet dynamic operative environment, and in a minimally-invasive manner. Such systems include, for example, an endoscopic surgical suite. The surgical suite can have a reversibly-expandable retractor that expands to provide a stable, operative environment within a subject. The expansion can be asymmetric around a stabilizer subsystem to maximize space for a tool and an endoscope to each be maneuvered independently to visualize a target tissue and treat the target tissue from outside the patient in a minimally invasive manner.

Endoluminal device with retractor system

A device for applying a tissue healing agent includes an insertion member extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, a delivery element including a first surface and a second surface opposing one another, the delivery element movable between a closed configuration, in which the delivery element is compressed to be received within the channel, and an open configuration, in which the delivery element is substantially planar, and a first tissue healing agent formed in a sheet configuration and disposed on the first surface of the delivery element.

Method of applying hemostatic or tissue healing agent to wet surfaces

Multi-lumen-catheter retractor system for a minimally-invasive, operative gastrointestinal treatment

Apparatus for endoscopically retracting tissue, the apparatus comprising a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a balloon movably mounted to the sleeve; and at least one connector extending from the balloon and configured to be secured to tissue which is to be retracted; wherein the balloon is configured to be moved relative to the sleeve in order to retract the tissue.

Method and apparatus for manipulating the side wall of a body lumen or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same

Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery including a system for performing minimally invasive procedures including a flexible catheter having a first lumen, a first flexible tube positioned in the first lumen, and a second flexible tube positioned in the first lumen. The first lumen defines a first space configured and dimensioned to receive an endoscope. The first flexible tube and second flexible tube are fixed at a proximal portion and configured to float within the first lumen of the catheter. First and second flexible guides are slidably positioned within the first and second flexible tubes and dimensioned to receive a first instrument for axial movement therein, the first and second flexible guides movable to an angled position with respect to a longitudinal axis. A working space expanding system positioned at a distal portion of the flexible catheter, the working space expanding system movable from a non-expanded insertion position to an expanded position forming an expanded region to expand the working space within the body lumen.

System for a minimally-invasive, operative gastrointestinal treatment

Endoluminal system for gastrointestinal treatment

Endoluminal system and method for gastrointestinal treatment

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Sergey Veniaminovich Kantsevoy