Apparatus and method for gastric bypass surgery

A method of treating diabetes comprising:

• inserting an elongate member orally through the digestive tract, the elongate member having an internal volume, a proximal end, and a distal end, the internal volume extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
• locating a first biological matter location and a second biological matter location with the distal end of the elongate member;
• deploying a first coupler at the first biological matter location and a second coupler at the second biological matter location from the distal end of the elongate member, the first coupler and the second coupler deploying from the internal volume of the elongate member and maintaining a coupling to the internal volume;
• attaching a first protrusion coupled to the first coupler to the first biological matter location and a second protrusion coupled to the second coupler to the second biological matter location;
• manipulating the second coupler adjacent the first coupler by directionally maneuvering an external coupler about the second coupler;
• aligning the first coupler with the second coupler;
• joining the first biological matter location to the second biological matter location by activating a first joining member coupled to the first coupler and a second joining member coupled to the second coupler;
• opening the joined portion of the first biological matter location and the second biological matter location to provide for flow of bodily fluid;
• disengaging and retracting the couplers from the first and second biological matter locations;
• and
• removing the elongate member from the digestive tract.

A medical treatment device comprising:

• an elongate member having an internal volume, a proximal end, and a distal end, the internal volume extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
• a first coupler and a second coupler, the first coupler and the second coupler coupled to the internal volume of the elongate member;
• a first joining member and a second joining member, the first joining member coupled to the first coupler and the second joining member coupled to the second coupler;
• wherein the first joining member is configured to attach to a first biological matter location, and the second joining member is configured to attach to a second biological matter location, the second location being distal to the first location, and wherein the second coupler is configured for manipulation to align relative the first coupler such that the second biological matter location relocates adjacent the first biological matter location, the first joining member and the second joining member configured to join the first biological matter location to the second biological matter location.

A method of treating obesity comprising:

• inserting an elongate member orally through the digestive tract, the elongate member having an internal volume, a proximal end, and a distal end, the internal volume extending from the proximal end to the distal end;
• locating a first biological matter location and a second biological matter location with the distal end of the elongate member;
• deploying a first coupler at the first biological matter location and a second coupler at the second biological matter location from the distal end of the elongate member, the first coupler and the second coupler deploying from the internal volume of the elongate member and maintaining a coupling to the internal volume;
• attaching a first protrusion coupled to the first coupler to the first biological matter location and a second protrusion coupled to the second coupler to the second biological matter location;
• manipulating the second coupler adjacent the first coupler by directionally maneuvering an external coupler about the second coupler;
• aligning the first coupler with the second coupler;
• joining the first biological matter location to the second biological matter location by activating a first joining member coupled to the first coupler and a second joining member coupled to the second coupler;
• opening the joined portion of the first biological matter location and the second biological matter location to provide for flow of bodily fluid;
• disengaging and retracting the couplers from the first and second biological matter locations;
• and
• removing the elongate member from the digestive tract.