Methods and devices to facilitate connections between body lumens
First Claim
1. A method for approximating body lumens comprising:
- Penetrating through a first wall of a first gastrointestinal organ with an elongate structure comprising at least two expandable elements slideable along the elongate structure;
Penetrating through a second gastrointestinal organ with the elongate structure;
Expanding a first expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a first wall of the first gastrointestinal organ;
Expanding a second expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a second wall of the second gastrointestinal organ;
Urging the first and second gastrointestinal organs together.
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Abstract
Methods and devices to urge two gastrointestinal organs toward one another by penetrating through a first wall of a first gastrointestinal organ with an elongate structure comprising at least two expandable elements slideable along the elongate structure, penetrating through a second gastrointestinal organ with the elongate structure, expanding a first expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a first wall of the first gastrointestinal organ, expanding a second expandable element adjacent a second wall of the second gastrointestinal organ, urging the first and second gastrointestinal organs together, optionally applying an adhesive material to the region between the two gastrointestinal organs.
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1. A method for approximating body lumens comprising:
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Penetrating through a first wall of a first gastrointestinal organ with an elongate structure comprising at least two expandable elements slideable along the elongate structure;
Penetrating through a second gastrointestinal organ with the elongate structure;
Expanding a first expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a first wall of the first gastrointestinal organ;
Expanding a second expandable element of the elongate structure adjacent a second wall of the second gastrointestinal organ;
Urging the first and second gastrointestinal organs together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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