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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Andrew Miesse, Durham, CT (US);
Sachin Shah, Milford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for use in bariatric surgery includes a flexible hollow tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defines a channel therebetween. A series of openings is defined in a distal portion of the tube allowing for fixation of tissue using suction. A flexible member has an initial position disposed alongside the tube and is deployable to a subsequent position in which the flexible member engages a greater curvature of a stomach. The flexible member is configured to be deployable to automatically assume a shape of a greater curvature of a stomach. The flexible member includes a bulging region and a tapering region when deployed. The flexible member is releasably attached to the distal end of the tube.