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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
USGI Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for performing mucosectomy, such as to map out gastrointestinal surgery, including endoluminal gastric reduction. In one variation, the apparatus comprises a separating element and an integrated resection element. In one variation, the apparatus is configured to simultaneously separate mucosal tissue from underlying muscularis tissue and to resect the separated mucosal tissue. Methods of using the apparatus are provided.