Tissue fixation devices and a transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device and assembly using same
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1. A fastener for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends; and
a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being separated by the connecting member, and one of the first and second members having a longitudinal axis and a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a tissue piercing deployment wire.
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Abstract
Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together. The fasteners include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. The first and second members are substantially parallel to each other. The fasteners may be deployed in limited spaces and in various applications including the restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve.
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1. A fastener for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a first member;
a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends; and
a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being separated by the connecting member, and one of the first and second members having a longitudinal axis and a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a tissue piercing deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A fastener assembly for use in a mammalian body, comprising:
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a fastener including a first member, a second member, wherein the first and second members have first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, wherein the first and second members are separated by the connecting member, and wherein one of the first and second members has a longitudinal axis and a through channel along the axis;
a deployment wire that slidingly receives the through channel of the one of the first and second members and pierces into the tissue; and
a pusher that pushes the one of first and second members into the tissue while on the deployment wire. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A tissue fixation assembly comprising:
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a fastener, and a pair of hingedly coupled first and second arms for receiving the tissue therebetween, the first arm including a fastener director that directs the fastener into the tissue and the second arm including an opening permitting the fastener to be driven through the tissue while being held between the first and second arms. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A transoral gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device comprising:
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a longitudinal member, a portion of which is arranged for transoral placement into a stomach;
a fastener; and
a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that shapes stomach tissue into a shape, the tissue shaper comprising a pair of hingedly coupled first and second arms for receiving the stomach tissue therebetween, the first arm including a fastener director that directs the fastener into the stomach tissue and the second arm including an opening permitting the fastener to be driven through the stomach tissue while being held between the first and second arms. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A tissue fixation assembly comprising:
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a fastener;
a pair of hingedly coupled first and second arms for receiving the tissue therebetween, the first arm including a fastener director that directs the fastener into the tissue and the second arm including an opening permitting the fastener to be driven through the tissue while being held between the first and second arms; and
a tissue gripper including a helical coil that grips the tissue and pulls the tissue into and between the first and second arms, wherein the fastener comprises a first member, a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being substantially parallel to each other and separated by the connecting member when the fastener is deployed, and one of the first and second members having a longitudinal axis and a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a fastener deployment wire.
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114. A transoral gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device comprising:
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a longitudinal member, a portion of which is arranged for transoral placement into a stomach;
a fastener;
a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that shapes stomach tissue into a shape, the tissue shaper comprising a pair of hingedly coupled first and second arms for receiving the stomach tissue therebetween, the first arm including a fastener director that directs the fastener into the stomach tissue and the second arm including an opening permitting the fastener to be driven through the stomach tissue while being held between the first and second arms; and
a tissue gripper including a helical coil that grips the stomach tissue and pulls the stomach tissue into and between the first and second arms, wherein the fastener comprises a first member, a second member, the first and second members having first and second ends, and a connecting member fixed to each of the first and second members intermediate the first and second ends and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members being substantially parallel to each other and separated by the connecting member when the fastener is deployed, and one of the first and second members having a longitudial axis and a through channel along the axis arranged to be slidingly received on a fastener deployment wire.
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