Chris A. Rothe,Richard C. Ewers,Cang C. Lam,Vahid Saadat,Kenneth J. Michlitsch
申请号：
US11951188
公开号：
US08926634B2
申请日:
2007.12.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably disposed through the tubular member and a distal end adapted to engage tissue via a helical member, tissue stabilizing members positioned at the tubular member distal end which are adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween, and a delivery tube pivotable about the tissue stabilizer. The stabilizing members can be adapted to become angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member. Moreover, one or all the articulation controls and functions can be integrated into a singular handle assembly connectable to the tissue manipulation assembly via a rigid or flexible tubular body.
