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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lynetta J. Freeman, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method for intraluminally performing a gastric bypass surgery is provided. Two anastomosis members are inserted transorally and located in a proximal position and a distal position within the digestive system. The stomach and the small intestine are transected to create a gastric pouch, a drainage loop, and a Roux limb. The distal anastomosis member joins the drainage loop to a distal portion of the intestine, and the proximal anastomosis member joins the Roux limb to the gastric pouch.
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