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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Apollo Endosurgery Us, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Alonso Alvarado, Panama, PA;
Manoel Galvao, Sao Paulo, BR;
Eddie Gomez, Miami, FL (US);
Nicole Pena, Santo Domingo, DO;
Sohail Shaikh, Clifton, NJ (US);
Chris Thompson, Needham, MA (US);
Erik Wilson, Houston, TX (US);
Natan Zundel, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Robert Lulo, Bee Cave, TX (US);
Ted Stephens, Spicewood, TX (US);
Apollo Endosurgery US, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An incisionless fully endoscopic method of reducing the capacity of the stomach is provided to surgically treat obesity. The method is directed to endoluminal tissue approximation of a portion of the stomach, including at least a portion of the greater curvature thereof. The method includes a pattern of stitching in which a portion of the stomach is closed off. One stitching pattern causes the lateral portion of the stomach to be drawn to reduce the usable volume of the stomach while maintaining a pathway from the esophagus to the pylorus. As the stitching pattern advances, the fundus is automatically drawn downward so that it may be endoscopically approached for stitching in a facilitated manner. According to another aspect of the invention, another stitching pattern extends from the antrum to the fundus between the anterior and posterior portions of the stomach.