Richard C. Ewers,Eugene G. Chen,Tracy D. Maahs,Stuart Moran,Cang C. Lam
申请号：
US13033485
公开号：
US08906038B2
申请日:
2011.02.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Devices and methods for forming and securing tissue folds and elongated invaginations in gastric tissue are used as a treatment for obesity. In several embodiments, a plurality of tissue folds is formed along the greater curvature of the stomach using laparoscopic tissue anchor deployment devices. Additional embodiments include various combinations of tissue folds, elongated invaginations, and other reconfigurations of stomach tissue using laparoscopic devices or laparoscopic devices in combination with endoscopic devices.
