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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Michael Sean Mcbrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Michael Sean McBrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods of the invention include delivering a grasper, a clip applier, and an endoscope transorally to the site of fundoplication; grasping the fundus with the grasper (or similar device, e.g. corkscrew) and pulling it into the jaws of the clip applier; closing the jaws of the clip applier over the fundus and applying a clip to the fundus.