Patent ID: 7862581

Claim:
A method for creating a tissue fold, comprising: positioning a tissue conveyor adjacent tissue, wherein the tissue conveyor includes a conveyor body including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end includes a handle allowing for operator control of an end effector located at the distal end, the end effector includes a grasper assembly composed of a first jaw bar and a second jaw bar connected by a support base to define a cavity into which tissue is drawn, and a first conveyor member is positioned upon the first jaw bar for movement along an internal surface of the first jaw bar and a second conveyor member is positioned upon the second jaw bar for movement along an internal surface of the second jaw bar; pushing the respective first jaw bar and the second jaw bar into the tissue in an area where a fold is desired; pulling the first conveyor member and the second conveyor member proximally to draw the first and second conveyor members and tissue into a cavity defined by the first jaw bar and the second jaw bar to create a tissue fold.