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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Justin W. Sherrill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jason L. Harris, Hamilton, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Justin W. Sherrill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jason L. Harris, Hamilton, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for forming and securing a tissue plication. More particularly, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used to create multiple tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof. In one aspect, a method of acquiring and fixating tissue is disclosed that includes inserting a surgical device having first and second jaws and a tissue acquisition member into a body lumen, positioning the device in a first position in which the jaws extend substantially parallel to a tissue surface, drawing tissue through the jaws by moving the tissue acquisition member away from the jaws, and driving at least one fastener through the tissue disposed between the jaws.