Patent ID: 8567409

Claim:
A method of treating a reflux disease in a patient by implanting a movement restriction device that, when implanted in a patient, restricts the movement of the stomach notch in relation to the diaphragm muscle, thereby preventing the cardia from sliding up through the diaphragm hiatus opening, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a needle or a tube like instrument into the abdomen of the patient's body; using the needle or tube like instrument to fill the patient's abdomen with gas; placing at least two laparoscopic trocars in the patient's body; inserting a camera through one of the laparoscopic trocars into the patient's abdomen, inserting at least one dissecting tool through one of said at least two laparoscopic trocars; dissecting an area of the stomach; introducing the movement restriction device into the abdominal cavity; placing the movement restriction device on the outside of the stomach fundus wall; creating a pouch in the stomach fundus wall for the movement restriction device; and in-vaginating the movement restriction device in the pouch by providing sutures or staples to the stomach fundus wall, thereby preventing the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, so as to maintain the pressure support from the patient's abdomen that supports the patient's cardia sphincter muscle.