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| 20090024077 | METHOD OF INSUFFLATING THE INTERIOR OF A GASTRIC CAVITY OF A PATIENT. - A method of insufflating the interior of a gastric cavity of a patient by accessing the gastric cavity of a patient, sealing the pyloric sphincter so as to prevent passage of fluids therethrough, and introducing a fluid within said gastric cavity proximal to the pyloric sphincter. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024144 | HYBRID ENDOSCOPIC/LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE FOR FORMING SEROSA TO SEROSA PLICATIONS IN A GASTRIC CAVITY - A device for manipulating gastric tissue with an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends. The housing contains at least one fastener. The fastener includes at least two anchors connected together by a flexible member. The flexible member has a knot disposed thereon. The knot is movable to draw together the anchors and lock them into position with respect to each other. The device also includes a penetrating member disposed at the distal end of the housing, and an actuator for deploying the fasteners distally through the housing and the penetrating member. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024163 | HYBRID ENDOSCOPIC/LAPAROSCOPIC METHOD FOR FORMING SEROSA TO SEROSA PLICATIONS IN A GASTRIC CAVITY - A method for treating obesity by reducing the volume and/or alter the functioning of the gastric cavity to limit food consumption and induce early satiety. The method includes accessing the cavity endoscopically to visualize the interior of the cavity. The peritoneal cavity is accessed through a small incision in the abdominal wall. Using endoscopic visualization, suture anchoring devices are introduced into the peritoneal cavity through the incision and deployed from the exterior surface through the gastric cavity wall. Suture from pairs of the anchoring devices is drawn through the gastric cavity wall and tightened outside of the cavity to form a serosa to serosa plication. Any number of plications may be formed in the cavity wall and the contacting tissue within a plication may be treated to promote healing and a more durable bond. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090112232 | Method for Deploying A Device For Gastric Volume Reduction - A method for approximating tissue within a body including the step of providing a device having a handle, at least one actuator, an elongated hollow housing having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end extending therefrom, a first and second cartridge. Each the cartridge contains at least one fastener having at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The first cartridge being releasably connected to the distal end of hollow housing. The method also includes the step of inserting the first cartridge into a body and deploying each anchor into tissue in a spaced apart position. The method also involves moving the anchors adjacent one another by moving the suture in a proximal direction, and removing the first cartridge from the body and from the housing. The method then involves placing the second cartridge onto the housing thereby replacing the first cartridge with the second cartridge. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112234 | RELOADABLE LAPAROSCOPIC FASTENER DEPLOYING DEVICE FOR USE IN A GASTRIC VOLUME REDUCTION PROCEDURE - A reloadable device for deploying fasteners including a handle and at least one actuator. The handle is connected to an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends. The device also includes a first cartridge containing at least one fastener releasably connectable to the distal end of hollow housing. The fastener has at least two anchors connected together by a non-resilient flexible suture which does not resist deformation under compressible loads. The device also includes a means for facilitating removal the first cartridge and replacing it with a second cartridge. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090118762 | Disposable cartridge for use in a gastric volume reduction procedure - A cartridge containing a fastener, wherein the cartridge releasably connected to a fastener deploying device. The cartridge has a housing which houses at least one tissue penetrating member. The penetrating member at least partially houses a fastener. The fastener has at least two rigid anchors connected together by a flaccid member. The cartridge further includes a means for removably attaching the cartridge to a deployment device. | 05-07-2009 |
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| 20090023984 | DEVICE FOR INSUFFLATING THE INTERIOR OF A GASTRIC CAVITY OF A PATIENT - A method for laparoscopically preventing insufflation of the small bowel during gastric procedures includes applying an obstruction member at the pyloric sphincter to block the passage of gas from the gastric cavity into the small bowel and insufflating the gastric cavity. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090023997 | DEVICE FOR INSUFFLATING THE INTERIOR OF A GASTRIC CAVITY OF A PATIENT - A method for endoscopically preventing insufflation of the small bowel during gastric procedures includes applying an obstruction member at the pyloric sphincter to block the passage of gas from the gastric cavity into the small bowel and insufflating the gastric cavity. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090024148 | METHOD FOR FORMING PLICATIONS OF THE GASTRIC CAVITY - A method for forming plications of the gastric cavity is achieved by forming a tissue fold along a gastric wall of the gastric cavity and securing the tissue fold with a fastener, wherein the step of securing includes positioning at least one buttress between the tissue of the gastric wall and the fastener. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090272786 | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING A LARGE STAPLE THROUGH A SMALL DELIVERY PORT AND A METHOD OF USING THE SURGICAL STAPLER TO SECURE A TISSUE FOLD - A low-profile surgical stapler enables a large-sized staple to be delivered into a body cavity through a small opening or port. The surgical stapler includes a handle having a trigger movably coupled to the handle. The surgical stapler also includes an elongated, tubular shaft extends distally from the handle. The tubular shaft includes a proximal end secured to the handle and a distal end in which a deployment opening is formed. A staple deploying assembly is disposed within an interior of the shaft for discharging staples from the deployment opening at the distal end of the shaft, the staple deploying assembly supporting a staple such that a longitudinal axis of the staple is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The deployment opening is shaped and dimensioned to permit the deployment of the staples from within the shaft, out of the deployment opening and into adjacent tissue. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090275961 | GASTRIC VOLUME REDUCTION USING ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR WALL JUNCTIONS - A restriction system for joining anterior and posterior walls of a gastric cavity in the performance of the gastric reduction surgery includes a first restriction ring and a second restriction ring shaped and dimensioned for engagement with the first restriction ring for effectively decreasing the volume available within the gastric cavity. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090275964 | METHOD OF ROLLING STOMACH TISSUE SO AS TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTACT SURFACE AREA OF A FOLD - A rolling instrument for rolling the outside surface of the stomach for reducing stomach volume in bariatric surgery includes an elongated tubular body that is sufficiently flexible to allow for access to the outside surface. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is shaped and dimensioned for use by the medical practitioner performing the medical procedure and includes a handle for manipulation of the rolling instrument. The distal end of the tubular body includes a mechanism allowing for gripping of the stomach in a manner permitting rolling thereof. A coiled retainer shaped and dimensioned is provided for application to the rolled portion of the stomach in a manner holding the rolled portion of the stomach in its rolled configuration. The coiled retainer includes a helically coiled body having a first end and a second end, the first end is pointed such that it may puncture tissue as the coiled body is rotated during its application to the stomach. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100191258 | SURGICAL STAPLER FOR APPLYING A LARGE STAPLE THROUGH A SMALL DELIVERY PORT AND A METHOD OF USING THE STAPLER TO SECURE A TISSUE FOLD - A method of deploying a surgical fastener using the steps of introducing a fastener into a body of a patient while the fastener is in a first shape forming a first loop. Moving end segments of the fastener away from each other substantially along an entire length thereof. And forming the fastener into a second loop having a width greater than a width of the first loop. | 07-29-2010 |
