Patent ID: 7959640
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a transgastric ventral hernia repair on a patient, comprising: a) extending a conduit translumenally into a gastric cavity of the patient; b) translumenally creating an incision through a wall of the gastric cavity; c) anchoring the conduit within the incision; d) inserting an endoscope through the conduit into a peritoneal space adjacent the ventral hernia; e) inserting a mesh material translumenally through the conduit to the ventral hernia; f) inserting a tissue anchor deployment device loaded with a tissue anchor through the conduit to the hernia, said tissue anchor including a coil and a post extending within the coil, said post made from a bioabsorbable material; g) deploying the tissue anchor to couple the mesh material relative to the ventral hernia; h) removing the conduit from the incision; and i) translumenally closing the incision in the wall of the gastric cavity.