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Devices and methods for attaching an endolumenal gastrointestinal implant

  • US 20060020247A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2005
  • Published: 01/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a patient, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a gastrointestinal sleeve device having an elongate tubular body, with a proximal end and a distal end;

    positioning the gastrointestinal sleeve device in the patient'"'"'s digestive tract such that the proximal end of the tubular body is positioned in the vicinity of the gastroesophageal junction to receive ingested material from the patient'"'"'s esophagus and the distal end of the tubular body is positioned in the patient'"'"'s intestine; and

    securing the proximal end in the vicinity of the gastroesophageal junction by advancing at least one attachment device through an adjacent tissue wall from the lumen of the stomach, to an outer serosal surface, and positioning a transverse retention surface on the attachment device in contact with the serosal surface.

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