ENDOSCOPIC IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of coupling an implant to tissue having an opening formed therein, the method comprising:
- providing an anchor having a head and a base;
drawing the head through the opening in the tissue to position the head on a first side of the plication and the base on a second side of the plication, andcoupling an implant to the anchor.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for endoscopically implanting a medical implant within a body cavity such as a human stomach. The system includes one or more anchors positionable within one or more openings formed in tissue within the body cavity, such as cutouts formed in plicated body tissue. Tools are disclosed for positioning the anchors within the openings, and for coupling the implant to the anchors.
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1. A method of coupling an implant to tissue having an opening formed therein, the method comprising:
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providing an anchor having a head and a base; drawing the head through the opening in the tissue to position the head on a first side of the plication and the base on a second side of the plication, and coupling an implant to the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical implant system for coupling an implant to an opening formed in body tissue, comprising:
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an anchor comprising a head coupled to a base, the head having a first, natural, position in which the head has a diameter larger than a diameter of the opening, and a second, elongated, position in which the head is deformed for passage through the opening; and an implant having an opening, the opening of the implant proportioned to allow passage of the head when the head is in the second position, and to resist passage of the head when the head is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A restrictive stomach implant, comprising:
a wall including a plurality of anchor points and compliant sections between the anchor points. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A medical implant system for use in a patient comprising:
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an anchor configured to be coupled to tissue within a body cavity; a first tool having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a shaft between the proximal and distal portions, the distal portion including a coupling element operable to couple the first tool to the anchor, the first tool proportioned such that when the coupling element is coupled to the anchor within the body cavity, the proximal portion of the first tool extends out of the patient; and an implant having an opening proportioned to slide over the shaft and distal end of the first tool and into engagement with the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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