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US 7,571,729 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for performing mucosectomy
AssigneeUSGI Medical, Inc.
InventorsVahid Saadat, Lee L. Swanstrom
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for performing mucosectomy, such as to map out gastrointestinal surgery, including endoluminal gastric reduction. In one variation, the apparatus comprises a separating element and an integrated resection element. In one variation, the apparatus is configured to simultaneously separate mucosal tissue from underlying muscularis tissue and to resect the separated mucosal tissue. Methods of using the apparatus are provided.
Claims16
A method for resecting mucosal tissue from an interior of a patient's stomach, the method comprising
- simultaneously separating the mucosal tissue from underlying muscularis tissue and resecting the separated mucosal tissue along an anterior segment of the patient's stomach;
- simultaneously separating the mucosal tissue from underlying muscularis tissue and resecting the separated mucosal tissue along a posterior segment of the patient's stomach, said posterior segment opposing said anterior segment;
- forming opposing tissue folds along the opposing anterior and posterior segments;
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- approximating the opposing tissue folds to partition the patient's stomach.
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