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Obesity treatment tools and methods

  • US 7,288,099 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2002
  • Issued: 10/30/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of creating a narrowing of an hollow body organ having a main lumen, comprising:

  • adhering a portion of an interior wall of the hollow body organ to a device via a vacuum created in at least one opening defined along the device;

    the device being adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the device;

    rotating the device about the longitudinal axis while maintaining adherence to the portion of interior wall thereby rotating the portion of the interior wall and creating a narrowing of the hollow body organ; and

    fastening the portion of interior wall to the hollow body organ such that the narrowing of the hollow body organ is maintained.

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