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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Crews, Palomar Park, CA (US);
Bretton Swope, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Justen England, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61F 5/0079 (2013.01); A61F 5/0089 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61F 5/0003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system for endoscopically implanting a medical implant, including an anchor, within a body cavity such as adjacent the gastroesophageal junction in a human stomach. The system includes one or more anchors positionable within one or more openings formed in tissue within the body cavity, such as cutouts formed in plicated body tissue. Tools are disclosed for positioning the anchors within the openings, and for coupling a food restrictor to the anchors.