Patent ID: 9545326
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method of deploying a bariatric device in a mammal, said bariatric device having an esophageal member with an esophageal wall defining an esophageal surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the esophagus, a cardiac member with a cardiac wall defining a cardiac surface that is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of a portion of the cardiac region of the stomach and a connector connected with said esophageal member and said cardiac member, said method comprising: positioning a visualization device transorally in the stomach; guiding a deployment device having the bariatric device mounted thereto and a deployment sheath overlying the bariatric device to the stomach; deploying the cardiac member from said deployment device in the stomach by retracting a portion of said deployment sheath overlying the cardiac member; and positioning the cardiac member with said deployment device while visualizing orientation of the cardiac member within the stomach with said visualization device including re-orienting the cardiac member in the stomach by rotating said deployment device if the cardiac member is not properly oriented; and deploying the esophageal member in the esophagus by further retracting of said portion of said deployment sheath overlying the esophageal member after the cardiac member is properly oriented.