Patent ID: 8123765
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for forming a lumen from an interior surface of an organ comprising: a tissue adhering member having a proximal end and a distal end with a length therebetween, the tissue adhering member having a first rotatable section having a first radius and a second rotatable section having a second radius equal to the first radius, the first and second rotatable sections are configured to rotate from an open configuration to a closed configuration, wherein the first and second rotatable sections form a cylindrical body in the closed configuration; a first attachment point in connection with the first rotatable section, and the first attachment point configured to grasp a first area of the interior surface of the organ; and a second attachment point in connection with the second rotatable section, and the second attachment point configured to grasp a second area of the interior surface of the organ; wherein rotating the first and second rotatable sections from the open configuration to the closed configuration with the first attachment point grasping the first area of the interior surface and the second attachment point grasping the second area of the interior surface positions the first area adjacent to the second area and forms a lumen within the organ.