Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Tyler Grubb

David Michael Cole

Daniel J Balbierz

David H Cole

Bretton Mark Swope

Craig A Purdy

Jesica Ferro

David Cole

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

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

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Denver, CO, United States of America

Tyler Grubb