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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Usgi Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Vahid Saadat, Saratoga, CA (US);
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
Cang C. Lam, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert A. Vaughan, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Chris Rothe, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kenneth H. Michlitsch, Livermore, CA (US);
USGI Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably disposed through the tubular member and a distal end adapted to engage tissue via a helical member, tissue stabilizing members positioned at the tubular member distal end which are adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween, and a delivery tube pivotable about the tissue stabilizer. The stabilizing members can be adapted to become angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member. Moreover, one or all the articulation controls and functions can be integrated into a singular handle assembly connectable to the tissue manipulation assembly via a rigid or flexible tubular body.