Percutaneous gastroplasty
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1. A method for treating a patient comprising,passing a first anchor through the skin of a patient;
- positioning the first anchor adjacent to the posterior wall of the stomach;
passing at least one connector through the patient'"'"'s skin and thence at least partially through the patient'"'"'s anterior and posterior stomach walls;
contacting the first anchor and the at least one connector;
passing a second anchor at least partially through the skin of a patient'"'"'s abdominal wall;
connecting the first and second anchors by means of the at least one connector;
urging the first and second anchors toward each other; and
fixing the anterior and posterior walls of the stomach in the urged position with said first and second anchors.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the organ together, or to implant devices in the wall of the organ. Also disclosed are surgical instruments useful in practicing the disclosed methods.
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1. A method for treating a patient comprising,
passing a first anchor through the skin of a patient; -
positioning the first anchor adjacent to the posterior wall of the stomach; passing at least one connector through the patient'"'"'s skin and thence at least partially through the patient'"'"'s anterior and posterior stomach walls; contacting the first anchor and the at least one connector; passing a second anchor at least partially through the skin of a patient'"'"'s abdominal wall; connecting the first and second anchors by means of the at least one connector; urging the first and second anchors toward each other; and fixing the anterior and posterior walls of the stomach in the urged position with said first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for implanting a stomach traversing device in a patient, comprising:
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placing a first surgical instrument adjacent to the posterior wall of the stomach; passing a first end of a second surgical instrument through a patient'"'"'s skin, through the anterior wall of the stomach, through the interior of the stomach, and thence through the posterior wall of the stomach, so that the second surgical instrument traverses the stomach; contacting the first surgical instrument with the second surgical instrument; deploying a first anchor from the first surgical instrument wherein the first anchor is located adjacent to the posterior wall of the stomach; deploying a second anchor within the patient; providing at least one connector wherein the connector contacts the first anchor, and the second anchor; stabilizing the first and second anchors and the at least one connector by engaging the at least one connector with the first and second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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