Patent ID: 7815653
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a device to maintain a plication within a hollow organ, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing an elongated member having an end effector at a distal end, said end effector comprising an outer cylinder having at least one opening in a cylindrical wall thereof, and an inner cylinder having at least one opening in a cylindrical wall thereof, said inner cylinder is at least partially disposed within said outer cylinder, wherein said cylinders are rotatable with respect to each other to pinch the tissue between the cylinders to maintain the plication and wherein said end effector is detachable from said elongated member such that it can remain within said body cavity; b. inserting said end effector within the organ of a patient such that it is in contact with tissue; c. applying vacuum through said elongated member so as to dispose tissue within said inner cylinder; d. acquiring and pinching tissue within the end effector by rotating said cylinders with respect to each other; and e. detaching said end effector from said elongated member.