Patent ID: 7846138

Claim:
A gastrointestinal implant system, for providing an endolumenal bypass from a patient's gastroesophageal junction to the patient's intestine, comprising: a flexible, tubular attachment cuff, having a proximal end and a distal end; a first plurality of apertures in the proximal end of the tubular attachment cuff, for receiving tissue anchor tension elements; an elongate, flexible bypass sleeve, separate from the cuff; a first attachment structure on the distal end of the attachment cuff, for attaching the cuff to the bypass sleeve; a second attachment structure on the proximal end of the bypass sleeve, for cooperating with the first attachment structure to attach the cuff to the sleeve; wherein the first attachment structure on the attachment cuff is configured to removably attach the cuff to the bypass sleeve; and an everting tool, configured to transform the bypass sleeve from a first, at least partially inverted configuration to a second everted configuration.