DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENDOLUMENAL WEIGHT LOSS TREATMENTS
First Claim
1. An endolumenal treatment method, comprising:
- advancing a tissue fastener deployment mechanism through a patient'"'"'s mouth and esophagus and into the patient'"'"'s stomach, the tissue fastener deployment mechanism including a first tissue fastener;
forming a first tissue fold in the tissue of the stomach fundus;
deploying the first tissue fastener from the tissue fastener deployment mechanism to thereby secure the first tissue fold;
securing a first plurality of additional tissue folds in the tissue of the stomach fundus;
approximating a first portion of tissue from a first location within the stomach and a second portion of tissue from a second location within the stomach; and
securing the first portion of tissue to the second portion of tissue to thereby form a first tissue apposition.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for forming and securing tissue folds, elongated invaginations, and tissue appositions in stomach tissue are used as a treatment for obesity. In a first embodiment, a plurality of tissue folds is formed in the fundus region of the stomach. In a second embodiment, one or more elongated invaginations are formed in the body region and/or antrum of the stomach. In a third embodiment, a plurality of tissue folds is formed in the fundus region of the stomach and one or more elongated invaginations is formed in the body region and/or antrum of the stomach. In other embodiments, a plurality of tissue folds is formed in the fundus region of the stomach and one or more tissue appositions are formed in the body region and/or antrum of the stomach. Additional embodiments include various combinations of tissue folds, elongated invaginations, tissue appositions, and other reconfigurations of stomach tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. An endolumenal treatment method, comprising:
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advancing a tissue fastener deployment mechanism through a patient'"'"'s mouth and esophagus and into the patient'"'"'s stomach, the tissue fastener deployment mechanism including a first tissue fastener; forming a first tissue fold in the tissue of the stomach fundus; deploying the first tissue fastener from the tissue fastener deployment mechanism to thereby secure the first tissue fold; securing a first plurality of additional tissue folds in the tissue of the stomach fundus; approximating a first portion of tissue from a first location within the stomach and a second portion of tissue from a second location within the stomach; and securing the first portion of tissue to the second portion of tissue to thereby form a first tissue apposition. - 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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