Surgery – Instruments – Surgical mesh – connector – clip – clamp or band
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-10
2007-04-10
Hayes, Michael J. (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Instruments
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band
C606S157000, C128S898000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10600088
ABSTRACT:
The method of the invention includes accessing a juncture of an esophagus and a stomach of the patient on a distal side of a diaphragm. The esophagus and a fundus of the stomach intersect at a cardiac notch located at an original cardiac notch position. A reducing element is placed at the junction with the reducing element selected to reposition the cardiac notch to a position more distal to a lower esophageal sphincter of the patient.
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Conrad Timothy R.
Knudson Mark B.
Sopp John P.
Tweden Katherine S.
EnteroMedics Inc.
Hayes Michael J.
Mendoza Michael G
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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