Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Todd Baron

Barry Weitzner

Peter L Dayton

Bryan Bannon

Thomas DeSimio

A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device ('OSD') having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imaging component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope (“FE”) including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (“CD”) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (“FFE”) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.

Systems, methods and devices for connecting non-adherent structures

A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device ('OSD') having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imaging component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope ('FE') including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (&#x201c;CD&#x201d;) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (&#x201c;FFE&#x201d;) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.

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Todd Baron