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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
Eugene G. Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Stuart Moran, San Clemente, CA (US);
Cang C. Lam, Tustin, CA (US);
Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, CA (US);
Eugene G. Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Stuart Moran, San Clemente, CA (US);
Cang C. Lam, Tustin, CA (US);
USGI Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for forming and securing tissue folds and elongated invaginations in gastric tissue are used as a treatment for obesity. In several embodiments, a plurality of tissue folds is formed along the greater curvature of the stomach using laparoscopic tissue anchor deployment devices. Additional embodiments include various combinations of tissue folds, elongated invaginations, and other reconfigurations of stomach tissue using laparoscopic devices or laparoscopic devices in combination with endoscopic devices.