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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
Apollo Endosurgery Us, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Vladimir Mitelberg, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Dean, Austin, TX (US);
Apollo Endosurgery US, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first tube, a sharp coil at a distal end of the first tube, a second tube displaceable within the first tube, and a sharp housing at a distal of the second tube for storing fasteners. The housing can be positioned at a first tissue, and the coil rotated to advance the coil into engagement with the first tissue. The first tube is retracted to retract the first tissue, and then a first fastener is deployed at the first tissue location. Then, without removing the system from the patient, the distal end of the system is moved adjacent a second tissue location, and the process is repeated for a second fastener at the second tissue location. A suture extends between the first and second fasteners, and tension is applied to the suture to draw the first and second tissues toward each other to reconfigure the tissue.