Patent ID: 8128645

Claim:
A method of performing a fundoplication of a fundus of a stomach, comprising the steps of: (i) inserting an elongated apparatus comprising only one proximal longitudinal portion, only one distal portion, and a surgical fastener ejector transorally through the esophagus into the stomach; (ii) contacting a first portion of the fundus with said distal portion of said apparatus without clamping the gastroesophageal junction to urge only the first portion of the fundus toward the proximal longitudinal portion of said elongated apparatus of step (i), wherein the step of contacting the first portion of the fundus comprises bending said distal portion by a fixed radius; and (iii) inserting at least one surgical fastener into said first portion of the fundus, wherein said apparatus is in contact with only one portion of said stomach when said at least one surgical fastener is inserted.