Alex T. Roth,Andrew H. Hancock,Gary Weller,Gilbert Mata, Jr.,Craig Gerbi,James Gannoe,Christopher Julian
申请号：
US13049628
公开号：
US08357174B2
申请日:
2011.03.16
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A system for tissue approximation and fixation is described herein. A device is advanced in a minimally invasive manner within a patients body to create one or several divisions or plications within a hollow body organ. The system comprises a stapler assembly having a tissue acquisition member and a tissue fixation member. The stapler assembly approximates tissue from within the hollow body organ with the acquisition member and then affixes the approximated tissue with the fixation member. In one method, the system can be used as a secondary procedure to reduce the size of a stoma within the hollow body organ.
