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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);
Brian F. Dinardo, Cincinnati, 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);
Brian F. DiNardo, Cincinnati, 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 tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof. In one aspect, a tissue acquisition and fixation system is disclosed that includes an elongate shaft, an end effector coupled to the elongate shaft and having first and second jaws, and a tissue acquisition member coupled to the end effector by a linkage assembly. At least a portion of the linkage assembly and tissue acquisition member are slidably movable in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the jaws. Further, the tissue acquisition member is vertically movable relative to the end effector such that a distance between a longitudinal axis of the tissue acquisition member and the jaws can be adjusted.