Devices and methods for endoluminal plication
First Claim
1. A method for gastric volume reduction, comprising:
- advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically through an esophagus and into a stomach;
manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device within the stomach to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach;
manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device within the stomach to form a second fold of tissue on an interior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, wherein the second fold is not attached to the first fold;
wherein manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device comprises positioning first and second jaws of the tissue acquisition and fixation device to extend substantiall parallel to the anterior wall of the stomach, pivoting the first and second jaws toward an open position, and drawing tissue through the first and second jaws using a tissue acquisition member to form the first and second folds.
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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 gastric volume reduction is disclosed that includes advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically into a stomach, manipulating the device to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach, and manipulating the device to form a second fold of tissue on an interior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, where the second fold is not attached to the first fold.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for gastric volume reduction, comprising:
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advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically through an esophagus and into a stomach; manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device within the stomach to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach; manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device within the stomach to form a second fold of tissue on an interior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, wherein the second fold is not attached to the first fold; wherein manipulating the tissue acquisition and fixation device comprises positioning first and second jaws of the tissue acquisition and fixation device to extend substantiall parallel to the anterior wall of the stomach, pivoting the first and second jaws toward an open position, and drawing tissue through the first and second jaws using a tissue acquisition member to form the first and second folds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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