Patent ID: 8801647
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of treatment of a fistula or leak of a Roux-en-Y patient comprising the steps of: selecting a Roux-en-Y patient having a fistula or leak as a result of bariatric surgery; providing an implant comprising a collapsible, self-expanding anchor coupled to a proximal portion of a flexible, floppy sleeve, open at both ends, a distal portion of the flexible, floppy sleeve extending beyond the anchor and being unsupported; positioning the anchor within the esophagus of the patient, who has had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, and above the gastroesophageal (GE) Junction of the patient; and extending the flexible, floppy sleeve through a stomach pouch of the patient past the fistula or leak into an intestine anastomosed to the stomach pouch.