DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GASTRIC REDUCTION
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1. A delivery catheter comprising:
- an elongate torqueable tube having a back end and a front end;
a needle translatably disposed within the tube, with the needle having a penetrating tip;
at least one anchor translatably disposed within the needle, and moveable out of the penetrating tip of the needle; and
a coil on a front end of a shaft that is translatably disposed within a lumen in said tube, said coil being extendible out of the front end of the tube.
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Abstract
A delivery catheter for a gastric reduction system includes an elongate torqueable tube, a needle translatably disposed within the torqueable tube, an anchor translatably disposed within the needle and a stabilization device for holding a distal tip of the torqueable tube against a tissue wall.
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17 Claims
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1. A delivery catheter comprising:
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an elongate torqueable tube having a back end and a front end; a needle translatably disposed within the tube, with the needle having a penetrating tip; at least one anchor translatably disposed within the needle, and moveable out of the penetrating tip of the needle; and a coil on a front end of a shaft that is translatably disposed within a lumen in said tube, said coil being extendible out of the front end of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A catheter comprising:
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a tube having a front end and a back end; a needle within the tube and having a tip extendible out of the front end of the tube; at least one anchor positioned within the needle and moveable out of the needle during a surgical procedure; a suture connected to one or more of the anchors, and with the suture extending within the needle towards the back end of the needle; and a coil on a front end of a shaft that is translatably disposed within a lumen in said tube, said coil being extendible out of the front end of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A catheter comprising:
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a torqueable tube having a front end and a back end; a handle attached adjacent to the back end of the tube; a hollow needle within the tube and having a piercing tip extendible out of the front end of the tube; one or more anchors within the needle, with the anchor moveable out of the piercing tip of the needle; an anchor ejector within the needle; a suture connected to the anchor and leading out towards the handle; a needle control on the handle linked to the needle, for moving the needle within the tube; an anchor ejector control on the handle linked to the anchor ejector; and a coil on a front end of a shaft that is translatably disposed within a lumen in said tube, said coil being extendible out of the front end of the tube.
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