Patent ID: 9456820
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a round anastomosis between two points in a digestive tract of a patient comprising: navigating a first endoscope to a first point in the digestive tract; navigating a second endoscope to a second point in the digestive tract; each of said first and second endoscope carrying an elongate magnet having a distal end with a first polarity and a proximal end with a second polarity and a flat contact surface; positioning said magnets such that the distal and proximal ends of the elongate magnet of said first endoscope are attracted to the proximal and distal ends of the elongate magnet of said endoscope, respectively, such that said flat contact surfaces face each other and tissue is compressed between said opposing flat contact surfaces of said elongate magnets; wherein each of said contact surfaces has an equal length, measured along a longitudinal axis of a device used to deliver said elongate magnets, that is less than half of a desired circumference of a resulting anastomosis; wherein each of said elongate magnets has an equal width of less than 7 mm such that said elongate magnets may be passed through a working channel of an endoscope; wherein each of said elongate magnets includes a length:width ratio of approximately 5:1; wherein each of said contact surfaces has said length and a contact surface width; and releasing said elongate magnets.