Patent ID: 9155532
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for placing tissue fixation devices in bodily tissue, the medical device comprising: an endoscope having a distal end; a plurality of elongate delivery devices, each delivery device defining a delivery lumen sized to receive a tissue fixation device; a plurality of elongate tubes extending generally parallel to a longitudinal axis, each tube defining a tube lumen sized to slidably receive one of the plurality of delivery devices, each tube lumen ending proximate a distal end of each elongate tube, each delivery device sliding within its elongate tube independently of the other delivery devices; a distal tip selectively fixed on the distal end of the endoscope, the distal tip fixedly connected to the plurality of elongate tubes, the distal tip having an exterior surface defining a guide surface positioned distally of the distal end of the plurality of elongate tubes, the guide surface structured to redirect the plurality of delivery devices radially outwardly as the plurality of delivery devices are distally translated through the tube lumens and the distal ends of the plurality of elongate tubes; and a plurality of tissue fixation devices, wherein the plurality of delivery devices include a plurality of puncture needles, and wherein the plurality of tissue fixation devices include a plurality of tissue anchors.