Patent ID: 8209037
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic treatment method, comprising: introducing an endoscopic device into a body cavity of a patient without creating an incision in the patient's skin; engaging a wall of the cavity with an end effecter of the endoscopic device to form a plication; activating the end effecter to secure the plication with an anchor object and a treatment device, the activating comprising moving first and second arms of the end effector toward one another to decrease a distance therebetween and to cause a needle extending from the first arm to pierce the wall of the cavity and move toward the second arm; and removing the end effector including the first and second arms and the needle from the patient, the anchor object and the treatment device remaining in the patient, wherein the anchor object includes an attachment device for removably coupling the treatment device to the anchor object, wherein the treatment device applies a medical treatment to the patient after the plication is secured and after the treatment device is coupled to the anchor object, and wherein, after the plication is secured and after the treatment device is coupled to the anchor object, the treatment device is positioned entirely outside the plication and is movable relative thereto.