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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Bradley J. Needleman, Columbus, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Hazey, Dublin, OH (US);
Richard Peters, Gahanna, OH (US);
Inventors:
Bradley J. Needleman, Columbus, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Hazey, Dublin, OH (US);
Richard Peters, Gahanna, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for non-surgically creating a restriction in a tissue is provided where a binding mechanism () is inserted into the issue. This invention also relates to an apparatus for creating a stoma of variable and reproducible size in a hollow organ.