Addink, Jason,Moncur, Aaron B.,Hunt, Timothy B.,Filipi, Charles J.,Klopfenstein, Scott D.
申请号:
AU2006321649
公开号:
AU2006321649B2
申请日:
2006.12.06
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
A surgical system for performing gastroplasty is disclosed. The system includesan elongated body (23) adapted to be inserted into the esophagus with a proximalend (22) extending from a body orifice. A working member (24) includes a pair ofelongated suction cavities that capture and excise portions of the anteriorand posterior stomach walls and apply sutures to the captured tissue, which,when drawn tight, serve to create a modified lumen in the stomach.