Patent ID: 7951159
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a plication within a hollow organ, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing an elongated member having an end effector attached to an open distal end thereof, said end effector comprising a substantially hollow housing, a fixed jaw extending distally from said housing, and a retractable jaw located within said housing, said end effector having an open distal tip; b. inserting said end effector within the organ of a patient such that said open distal tip is in contact with tissue; c. applying vacuum through said elongated member and disposing tissue on said fixed jaw in a direction from a distal of said fixed jaw towards a proximal end of said fixed jaw, so that said tissue is at least partially within said housing; d. creating a plication by sliding said retractable jaw so that it juxtaposes said fixed jaw.