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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Perorally insertable gastroesophageal anti-reflux valve prosthesis and tool for implantation thereof
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas V. Taylor, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Reflux Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an instrument, valve prosthesis and procedure for the minimally invasive implantation of a sutureless anti-reflux valve in a patient for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Self-anchoring or stapleable one-way anti-reflux valve prostheses are provided, which may be implanted proximate a patient's gastroesophageal junction without open or laparoscopic surgery. An instrument for the peroral insertion, positioning and fixing of the valve prosthesis to the tissue of the esophagus is described for the implantation of either the self-anchoring or stapleable prosthesis.
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