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US 2014/0155918 A1Published application
Methods And Devices For Performing Gastroplasty
AssigneeDr. Michel Gagner
InventorsMichel Gagner, David J. Blaeser, Dale J. Spencer
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Abstract
A gastroplasty method involves a staple line that terminates prior to reaching the gastroesophageal junction such that the bypassed portion of the stomach does not require resection. Additionally, bougies are taught that assist a physician in following the improved staple line of the present invention.
Claims1
A method of performing a gastroplasty without resection comprising:
- passing a bougie into a stomach of a patient, said bougie including a body and an upward extension capable of splaying away from said body to form a Y shape;
- splaying said extension;
- establishing a line along an outer side of said extension, beginning at a bottom of the stomach and ending at a point that is spaced below and away from a gastroesophageal junction due to said splaying of said extension;
- joining opposing walls of the stomach along said line;
- closing said extension against said body;
- removing said bougie.
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