Patent ID: 8628547

Claim:
A gastroplasty device, comprising: a cartridge assembly having a longitudinal axis, the cartridge assembly having a first tissue acquisition member pivotable about the longitudinal axis in relation to a second tissue acquisition member, the first tissue acquisition member including a first mating surface that faces a second mating surface of the second tissue acquisition member when the cartridge assembly is in a closed configuration, each tissue acquisition member including a tissue receiving cavity including an opening disposed in the respective first and second mating surfaces, the tissue receiving cavity being coupled to a vacuum source located opposite said opening to draw a first tissue fold into the first acquisition member cavity and a second tissue fold into the second acquisition member cavity; and a stapler disposed on the first tissue acquisition member and the second tissue acquisition member for stapling the first tissue fold and the second tissue fold together; and a septum removably positioned between the first tissue acquisition member and the second tissue acquisition member and between the first tissue fold and the second tissue fold.