Devices and methods for endoluminal plication
First Claim
1. A method of acquiring and fixating tissue, comprising:
- inserting a surgical device having first and second jaws and a tissue acquisition member into a hollow body lumen;
positioning the surgical device in a first position wherein the first and second jaws extend substantially parallel to a tissue surface and the tissue acquisition member extends parallel to the tissue surface and is positioned on an opposite side of the jaws from the tissue surface;
drawing tissue through the jaws and against the tissue acquisition member;
actuating the surgical device to move the tissue acquisition member away from the first and second jaws while maintaining the parallel orientation of the tissue acquisition member and the tissue surface, thereby drawing the tissue through the first and second jaws; and
closing the first and second jaws and driving at least one fastener through the tissue disposed between the first and second jaws.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for forming and securing a tissue plication. More particularly, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used to create multiple tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof. In one aspect, a method of acquiring and fixating tissue is disclosed that includes inserting a surgical device having first and second jaws and a tissue acquisition member into a body lumen, positioning the device in a first position in which the jaws extend substantially parallel to a tissue surface, drawing tissue through the jaws by moving the tissue acquisition member away from the jaws, and driving at least one fastener through the tissue disposed between the jaws.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of acquiring and fixating tissue, comprising:
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inserting a surgical device having first and second jaws and a tissue acquisition member into a hollow body lumen; positioning the surgical device in a first position wherein the first and second jaws extend substantially parallel to a tissue surface and the tissue acquisition member extends parallel to the tissue surface and is positioned on an opposite side of the jaws from the tissue surface; drawing tissue through the jaws and against the tissue acquisition member; actuating the surgical device to move the tissue acquisition member away from the first and second jaws while maintaining the parallel orientation of the tissue acquisition member and the tissue surface, thereby drawing the tissue through the first and second jaws; and closing the first and second jaws and driving at least one fastener through the tissue disposed between the first and second jaws. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of acquiring and fixating tissue, comprising:
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positioning a stapling member having first and second jaws adjacent to a tissue surface such that a longitudinal axis of at least one of the first and second jaws is parallel to the tissue surface; engaging the tissue surface with a tissue acquirer that extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of at least one of the first and second jaws; moving the tissue acquirer while maintaining the parallel orientation of the tissue acquirer and the longitudinal axis of at least one of the first and second jaws to draw tissue up through the first and second jaws; moving the first and second jaws to a closed position to engage the tissue therebetween; and applying at least a first staple from at least one of the first and second jaws through the tissue disposed between the first and second jaws. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of acquiring and fixating tissue, comprising:
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positioning an end effector having first and second jaws and a tissue acquisition member such that a longitudinal axis of the end effector is parallel to a tissue surface and the tissue acquisition member is extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the end effector on an opposite side of the first and second jaws from the tissue surface; applying a vacuum force to draw the tissue surface through the jaws and against the tissue acquisition member; and moving the tissue acquisition member in a direction away from the tissue surface while maintaining the parallel orientation of the tissue acquisition member and the longitudinal axis of the end effector, to further draw tissue through the first and second jaws to create a tissue fold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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