Patent ID: 9180036
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a device in a gastroesophageal junction region of a patient, comprising: inserting a tool with a device into the patient, the device including (a) a proximal end with a proximal opening, (b) a distal end with a substantially circular distal opening, the proximal opening having a diameter larger than a diameter of the distal opening, (c) a sidewall extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening, and (d) multiple preformed openings at the proximal end, wherein the preformed openings extend from an interior of the device to an exterior of the device; manipulating the device to contact the proximal end of the device with a tissue wall in the gastroesophageal junction region; and attaching the device to the gastroesophageal junction region using one or more sutures passing through the tissue wall and the multiple preformed openings.