Patent ID: 8784306
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for managing tissue in an organ, comprising: a flexible, elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated body being configured to extend into a patient's body with the proximal end positioned outside of the patient's body and the distal end positioned inside of the patient's body; a tissue treatment device coupled to the distal end of the elongated body, the tissue treatment device having a first jaw opposite a second jaw, the first jaw and the second jaw being configured to acquire tissue and being pivotable about relative to one another; and a septum coupled to the tissue treatment device and being configured to be seated between the first and second jaws, a first end of the septum being pivotably attached to the tissue treatment device at a pivot point, the septum being operatively connected to an actuator that extends longitudinally along the elongated body; wherein the actuator is configured to move relative to the elongated body so as to pivot the septum about the pivot point, thereby moving a second end of the septum distally relative to the first and second jaws with the septum pivoting from a first position in which the second end of the septum is proximal to the pivot point, to a second position in which the second end of the septum is distal to the pivot point wherein the septum includes a plurality of septum blades, and further comprising a sheet attached to the plurality of septum blades.