Patent ID: 7722628

Claim:
A device for maintaining a plication within a hollow organ, said device comprising: a. an elongated member having distal and proximal ends, said distal end is for insertion into a body cavity, said elongated member having an end effector at said distal end, said end effector comprising an outer cylinder having at least one opening in a cylindrical wall thereof, and an inner cylinder having at least one opening in a cylindrical wall thereof, said inner cylinder is at least partially disposed within said outer cylinder, wherein said cylinders are rotatable with respect to each other to pinch the tissue between the cylinders to maintain the plication and wherein said end effector is detachable from said elongated member such that it can remain within said body cavity; and b. a tubular channel running through said elongated member which is in fluid communication with said end effector, said channel having a vacuum source attached at a proximal end thereof.