Patent ID: 8641729
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for joining gastric tissue, comprising: (a) capturing a first portion of gastric tissue with a first elongated suction cavity of an elongated member introduced via the esophagus, wherein the gastric tissue is in the stomach or at the esophageal junction; (b) excising at least the mucosal layer of the captured first portion so as to create a first elongated exposed tissue section; (c) capturing a second portion of the gastric tissue with a second elongated suction cavity introduced via the esophagus; (d) excising at least the mucosal layer of the captured second portion so as to create a second elongated exposed tissue section; and (e) suturing the first and second portions together at multiple locations with sutures applied to the tissue in a direction transverse to the elongation direction of the elongated member, wherein the applied sutures are drawn together to bring the tissue portions into position with the first elongated exposed tissue section facing the second elongated exposed tissue section wherein prior to excising in (b) and (d), the captured tissue is injected with an infusate with at least one needles extending in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member, the at least one needle disposed in a bottom surface of the first elongated suction cavity.