Patent ID: 6685079
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A full thickness resection device comprising:a control handle including an actuator wherein, when the device is in an operative position within a body lumen of a patient, the control handle remains outside the patient's body; a working head assembly coupled to a control handle by a flexible sheath, wherein, when the device is in the operative position, the working head assembly is located within a body lumen of the patient adjacent to a portion of tissue to be treated, the working head assembly including a tissue stapling mechanism including first and second tissue stapling members moveable relative to one another; a first cable extending from the actuator through the flexible sheath to the first tissue stapling member so that, when the actuator is operated to draw the first cable proximally from the sheath, the first tissue stapling member is moved in a first direction relative to the second tissue stapling member; and a second cable extending from the first tissue stapling member to the control handle so that, when the second cable is drawn proximally from the sheath, the first tissue stapling member is moved relative to the second tissue stapling member in a second direction opposite to the first direction.