Patent ID: 8057386
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apposition device for use with an endoscope, comprising: a housing configured for integration with an endoscope, said housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a needle mounted for movement within said housing about an arcuate path located entirely in a single plane extending in an end-to-end direction from the proximal end to the distal end of said housing; and a drive assembly within said housing that is adapted to move said needle in a first direction from an initial position within said housing and through a complete cycle about said arcuate path back to the initial position; said housing including a vacuum chamber with a port that opens to the outside of said housing, said port being located along a side of said housing between the proximal and distal ends of said housing, wherein tissue may be drawn by a vacuum operating in said vacuum chamber to position the tissue along said arcuate path of said needle.