Percutaneous gastroplasty
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1. A method for implanting an organ traversing device in a patient, comprising:
- placing a first surgical instrument adjacent to a second exterior surface of the organ;
passing a first end of a second surgical instrument through a patient'"'"'s skin, through a first exterior surface of the organ, through the interior of the organ, and thence through a second exterior surface of the organ, so that the surgical instrument traverses the organ;
contacting the first surgical instrument with the second surgical instrument;
deploying a first anchor from the first surgical instrument wherein the first anchor is located adjacent to the second exterior surface of the organ;
deploying a second anchor within the patient;
providing at least one connector wherein the connector contacts the first anchor, and the second anchor;
stabilizing the first and second anchors and the at least one connector by engaging the at least one connector with the first and second anchors.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the organ together, or to implant devices in the wall of the organ. Also disclosed are surgical instruments useful in practicing the disclosed methods.
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1. A method for implanting an organ traversing device in a patient, comprising:
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placing a first surgical instrument adjacent to a second exterior surface of the organ;
passing a first end of a second surgical instrument through a patient'"'"'s skin, through a first exterior surface of the organ, through the interior of the organ, and thence through a second exterior surface of the organ, so that the surgical instrument traverses the organ;
contacting the first surgical instrument with the second surgical instrument;
deploying a first anchor from the first surgical instrument wherein the first anchor is located adjacent to the second exterior surface of the organ;
deploying a second anchor within the patient;
providing at least one connector wherein the connector contacts the first anchor, and the second anchor;
stabilizing the first and second anchors and the at least one connector by engaging the at least one connector with the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for treating a patient comprising,
passing a first anchor through the skin of a patient; -
positioning the first anchor adjacent to the posterior wall of the stomach;
passing at least one connector through the patient'"'"'s skin and thence through the patient'"'"'s anterior and posterior stomach walls;
contacting the first anchor and the at least one connector;
passing a second anchor through the skin of a patient'"'"'s abdominal wall;
connecting the first and second anchors by means of the at least one connector;
urging the first and second anchors toward each other; and
fixing the anterior and posterior walls of the stomach in the urged position with said first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
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positioning a surgical device having a reversibly engaged first anchor near an organ or near an organ-organ connection of the patient;
positioning or forming an elongate member in the patient, comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a circumferential wall forming a lumen sized to receive at least one connector therethrough, wherein the connector has a proximal end and a distal end;
engaging the first anchor with the distal end of the connector, the distal end of the connector advanced through the lumen of the elongate member, through a first portion of the organ, and thence through a second portion of the organ;
releasing the first anchor from the surgical device such that the first anchor remains engaged with the distal end of the connector;
advancing a second anchor over the proximal end of the connector wherein the second anchor tracks along the connector toward the distal end;
urging the first and second anchors together;
releasing the second anchor such that the second anchor engages the connector; and
,cutting the connector such that the connector has a length that spans the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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