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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Daniel J. Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dave Cole, San Mateo, CA (US);
Samuel T. Crews, Woodside, CA (US);
Brett Swope, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Andrew Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Fiona Sander, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Daniel J. Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dave Cole, San Mateo, CA (US);
Samuel T. Crews, Woodside, CA (US);
Brett Swope, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Andrew Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Fiona Sander, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Boston Scienctific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Endoscopic plicators are passed transorally into the stomach and used to plicate stomach tissue by engaging tissue from inside of the stomach and drawing it inwardly. The tissue is drawn inwardly into a vacuum chamber, causing sections of serosal tissue on the exterior of the stomach to be positioned facing one another. The plicators allow the opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with one another, and preferably deliver sutures, staples or other means for maintaining contact between the tissue sections at least until serosal bonds form between them. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparscopic intervention. After one or more plications is formed, medical devices may be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach.