Patent ID: 8043310
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for fastening tissue, comprising the steps of: guiding a tissue fastening tool with a distal end and a proximal end through a natural orifice of a body along an endoscope until the distal end of the tissue fastening tool contacts a stop mechanism to prevent further distal motion of the tissue fastening tool relative to the endoscope so as to position the tissue fastening tool relative to the endoscope, wherein the tissue fastening tool includes a pair of arms, each arm holding a part of a two-part fastener; positioning the pair of arms about the tissue to be fastened; and actuating a closing mechanism to move over the arms so as to close the arms to deploy the two-part fastener and fasten the tissue, wherein the stop mechanism permits proximal motion of the tissue fastening tool relative to the endoscope when the tissue fastening tool and the endoscope are inside the body, and wherein the closing mechanism is positioned such that the closing mechanism extends distally of the arms.