Patent ID: 7846085

Claim:
A kit for use with an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and an end face provided with a diameter to treat a wall forming the upper portion of a gastrointestinal tract in a body of a mammal comprising a package, a tubular needle adapted for slidable disposition in the elongate probe member carried within the package and having proximal and distal end portions, an end piece adapted to mount to the distal extremity of the elongate probe member carried within the package, the end piece having a diameter at least as large as the diameter of the end face so as to overlie the end face and an outer cylindrical surface and being provided with at least one recess opening onto the outer cylindrical surface and an internal passageway communicating with the recess, and a container of an implant-forming material carried within the package whereby the end piece is mounted on the distal extremity of the elongate probe member and introduced into the upper portion of the gastrointestinal tract where a portion of the wall is drawn into the recess and whereby the tubular needle is extended through the internal passageway into the portion of the wall in the recess and material is loaded into the tubular needle and injected into the portion of the wall to form an implant in the wall.