Patent ID: 7780685

Claim:
A surgical implant for clamping gastric tissue in a natural orifice transendoscopic surgical procedure comprising: a) a first tissue clamp member, wherein the first tissue clamp member comprises a plurality of sockets and a first plurality of connection members, wherein the sockets project laterally from the first plurality of connection members, wherein the first plurality of connection members together form a zig-zag configuration; b) a second tissue clamp member, wherein the second tissue clamp member comprises a plurality of projections and a second plurality of connection members, wherein the projections project laterally from the second plurality of connection members, wherein the sockets and the projections are sized and configured such that the projections are insertable into corresponding ones of the sockets, wherein the projections are further configured to penetrate tissue, wherein the second plurality of connection members together form a zig-zag configuration complementing the zig-zag configuration of the first plurality of connection members, wherein both of the first and second tissue clamp members are configured to engage together as the first and second tissue clamp members are adjusted to a spaced apart orientation with tissue clamped therebetween; and c) an adhesive for locking the first and the second tissue clamp members together in the spaced apart orientation to clamp tissue between the first and the second tissue clamp members, wherein at least a portion of the adhesive is positioned in the plurality of sockets.