Expanding devices for endoluminal interventions

A method, comprising:

• placing a stent proximate to a stricture of a patient, where the stent comprises:
• a first flange having a first surface configured to face the stricture,
• a second flange configured to transition between an inflated state and a deflated state, the second flange having a second surface configured to face the stricture,
• a shaft connecting the first surface of the first flange and the second surface of the second flange, and
• an actuator mechanism on the first flange or the second flange, the actuator mechanism configured to apply force such that the first flange and the second flange at the inflated state are drawn together;
• passing the second flange at the deflated state through the stricture such that the second flange is proximate to a first side of the stricture and the first flange remains at a second side of the stricture;
• transitioning the second flange to the inflated state;
• and
• operating the actuator mechanism to draw the first flange and the second flange together to longitudinally compress strictured tissue.

An anastomosis device comprising:

• a first anchor comprising one or more magnetic elements;
• and
• a second anchor comprising
• one or more magnetic elements, wherein the second anchor is configured to transition between an inflated state and a deflated state, wherein the second anchor is further configured to allow for passage, in a deflated state, through a stricture of a patient's anatomy.