#$%^&*AU2020200950A120200227.pdf#####DEVICES AND METHODS FACILITATING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY PROCEDURES ABSTRACT A sleeve gastrectomy device, that has an elongated flexible tube member having a proximal end portion defining an opening, and a distal end portion. The flexible tube has a longitudinallyextending lumen in communication with the opening, and a series of perforations in the distal end portion. The series of perforations are in communication with the lumen. The sleeve gastrectomy device also has an elongated, resilient rod member slidably coupled to the flexible tube. The rod member is movable relative to the flexible tube between a contracted position, in which the rod member is disposed alongside the flexible tube, and a deployed position, in which a portion of the rod member bows outwardly from the flexible tube and assumes a predefined configuration that complements a greater curvature portion of a stomach.
