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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Thomas E. Albrecht, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Matthew D. Holcomb, Lebanon, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An inflatable medical instrument for tissue damage in gastric reduction surgery includes a main chamber composed of a biocompatible material capable of being selectively inflated. The medical instrument also includes a longitudinally extending tab member secured to an outer surface of the main chamber, a series of suction holes are formed along the tab member and an electrode is mounted on the tab member. The present invention also provides a method for forming a tissue junction used in defining a gastric pouch including damaging opposed tissue layers, apposing the tissue layers and fastening the tissue layers to allow the tissue layers to heal together.