System and method for anchoring stomach implant
First Claim
1. A method of anchoring a stomach implant, comprising the steps of:
- introducing an anchor transorally into a stomach;
passing the anchor through a wall of the stomach and engaging the anchor to an abdominal wall, a portion of the anchor remaining within the stomach;
positioning a stomach implant within the stomach; and
coupling the stomach implant to the portion of the anchor within the stomach.
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Abstract
A gastric implant system includes a gastric implant such as a restrictive pouch or a gastric balloon, an anchor passable through the mouth and stomach and further through the stomach wall into engageable with abdominal wall tissue. When the anchor is engaged to abdominal wall tissue, the stomach wall and abdominal wall are brought into contact with one another such that a proximal portion of the anchor extends into the stomach interior while a distal portion of the anchor remains engaged to the abdominal wall. A locking element coupled to the proximal section of the anchor is used to maintain contact between the stomach wall and abdominal wall. The gastric implant is advanced through the oral cavity into the stomach and is coupled to the anchor.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of anchoring a stomach implant, comprising the steps of:
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introducing an anchor transorally into a stomach; passing the anchor through a wall of the stomach and engaging the anchor to an abdominal wall, a portion of the anchor remaining within the stomach; positioning a stomach implant within the stomach; and coupling the stomach implant to the portion of the anchor within the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gastric implant system, comprising:
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a cannula extendable through a mouth into a stomach; an anchor; a gastric implant; and instructions for use instructing the user to extend the cannula through a mouth in to a stomach, pass an anchor through the cannula and through a stomach wall and to engage the anchor to an abdominal wall with a portion of the anchor extending into the stomach, and to couple the gastric implant to the portion of the implant extending into the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gastric implant system including:
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a gastric implant; an anchor having a distal portion engageable with abdominal wall tissue within a living body, and a proximal section proportioned to extend from the distal portion, through a stomach wall and into a stomach when the distal portion is engaged with abdominal wall tissue; and a locking element coupled to the proximal section of the anchor, the locking element having an unlocked position in which the locking element is moveable relative to the anchor into a position in abutment with an interior surface of a stomach wall, and a locked position in which the locking element engages a portion of the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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