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AssigneeMedigus Ltd.
InventorsElazar Sonnenschein, Minelu Zonnenshein, Randal Chinnock, Lawrence Crainich
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An endoscopic device for the partial fundoplication for the treatment of GERD, comprises: a) a distal bending portion and a flexible portion suitable to be positioned in extended shape within the esophagus of a subject; b) a positioning assembly comprising two separate elements, one of which is located on said distal bending portion, and the other on said flexible portion; c) a stapling assembly comprising a staple ejecting device, wherein said staple ejecting device is located on either said bending portion or on said flexible portion, said staple ejecting devices being in working positioned relationship when said two separate elements of said positioning assembly are aligned; and d) circuitry for determining when said two separate elements of said positioning assembly are aligned.
An endoscopic device for the partial fundoplication, comprising:
A method for carrying out an endoscopic partial fundoplication of the fundus of the stomach of a patient, comprising the steps of:
A method for determining the relative position of two parts of an endoscopic device comprising measuring the distance between said parts based on the use of one or more transducers or arrays of transducers functioning as transmitters of ultrasonic signals and one or more transducers or arrays of transducers functioning as receivers of said ultrasonic signals, and determining the degree of alignment therefrom.
Endoscopic device comprising a system for measuring the distance between and/or the relative alignment of two objects located at two different locations along the length of said endoscope comprising one or more transducers or arrays of transducers functioning as transmitters of ultrasonic signals located on, or near, one of said objects and one or more transducers or arrays of transducers functioning as receivers of said ultrasonic signals located on, or near, the other of said objects.
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