Patent ID: 8137367

Claim:
A method for forming a lumen from an interior surface of an organ comprising: inserting a marking device into the organ; delineating a first point of the lumen on a first area and a second point of the lumen on a second area of the interior surface of the organ with the marking device, where the delineating does not involve breaking the interior surface of the organ at the first and second points; removing the marking device from the organ; placing at least a first anchor at the first point; placing at least a second anchor at the second point; fixing at least the first anchor and at least the second anchor together such that the lumen is formed; wherein placing at least the first anchor and at least the second anchor in proximity includes passing a suture through each of the anchors and pulling the suture such that the first area and the second area of the interior surface are drawn together; and wherein the suture is passed through each of the anchors in a zig-zag manner.