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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Michael D. Laufer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Amos G. Cruz, Bellingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Laufer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Cerier, Franklin, MA (US);
Amos G. Cruz, Bellingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for reconfiguring a tissue within a hollow body organ using an entirely endoscopic approach in order to effectively reduce flow of fluid contents into a second hollow body organ in fluid communication with the first.