Methods and devices for creating tissue plications
First Claim
1. A tissue manipulation device, comprising:
- a first jaw member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first jaw member being pivotally coupled to a distal end of an elongate shaft, the first jaw member having an articulating portion located distal to the proximal end of the first jaw member;
a second jaw member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw member at a location distal to the articulating portion, wherein a longitudinal axis of the first jaw member, extending from the distal end thereof to the location of pivotal coupling to the second jaw member, and a longitudinal axis of the second jaw member, extending between the proximal and distal ends thereof, lie in a first plane; and
a fastener delivery member attached to the second jaw member and having an inner lumen extending therethrough;
wherein the articulating portion of the first jaw member is configured to move the first and second jaw members between a straight configuration in which a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is contained within the first plane and an articulated configuration in which the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is transverse to the first plane.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for forming and securing a tissue plication are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a tissue manipulation device is described that includes a first jaw member pivotally coupled to a distal end of an elongate shaft and having an articulating portion located distal to the proximal end of the first jaw member. The device also includes a second jaw member pivotally coupled to the first jaw member such that the jaws move in a first plane, and a fastener delivery member attached to the second jaw member. The articulating portion of the first jaw member is configured to move the first and second jaw members between a straight configuration in which a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is contained within the first plane and an articulated configuration in which the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is transverse to the first plane.
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17 Claims
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1. A tissue manipulation device, comprising:
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a first jaw member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first jaw member being pivotally coupled to a distal end of an elongate shaft, the first jaw member having an articulating portion located distal to the proximal end of the first jaw member; a second jaw member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw member at a location distal to the articulating portion, wherein a longitudinal axis of the first jaw member, extending from the distal end thereof to the location of pivotal coupling to the second jaw member, and a longitudinal axis of the second jaw member, extending between the proximal and distal ends thereof, lie in a first plane; and a fastener delivery member attached to the second jaw member and having an inner lumen extending therethrough; wherein the articulating portion of the first jaw member is configured to move the first and second jaw members between a straight configuration in which a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is contained within the first plane and an articulated configuration in which the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft is transverse to the first plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tissue acquisition and fixation system, comprising:
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an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends; an end effector having first and second jaws that are pivotally coupled to one another at a proximal location, wherein lengths of the first jaw and the second jaw that extend from the proximal location to a distal end of the first jaw and the second jaw lie in a first plane, the end effector being coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft and configured to pivot relative to the elongate shaft such that the first plane is coplanar with a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft in a first configuration and the first plane is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft in a second configuration; a flexible fastener delivery member extending from the elongate shaft and coupled to the second jaw; and a tissue grasper capable of moving independently from the end effector and configured to draw tissue through the first and second jaws. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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