Apparatus for endoscopic repair of the lower esophageal...

Details Apparatus for endoscopic repair of the lower esophageal... Apparatus for endoscopic repair of the lower esophageal...

2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Ho, (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

C606S144000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07918864

ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for adhering tissue to one another. In an embodiment of the present invention the two tissues to be joined, for example the lower esophagus and the fundus of the stomach, are first placed adjacent to one another. Next a first restraint is placed near the outside surface of one of the tissues and a second restraint is placed near the outside surface of the other tissue. An irritant is then placed between the two adjacent tissues. The restraints, and consequently the tissue surfaces, are then drawn together. As the touching irritated tissue surfaces heal they will become bonded to one another and their need for the mechanical fastening of the restraints, to secure them together, will be diminished.

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