Patent ID: 7074229

Claim:
A device for performing endoluminal fundoplication of a patient's esophagus and stomach, comprising: a flexible tube having a distal end adapted for insertion in the stomach through the esophagus; a grasper disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tube and configured to grasp a selected portion of an esophageal wall; a tissue displacement device disposed adjacent the distal end of the flexible tube and configured to press a fundus wall of the stomach towards the esophageal wall, so as to form an intussusception of the esophagus into the stomach; and a fastening device configured to pass through a lumen of the flexible tube relative to the tissue displacement device and configured to insert a fastener through the intussusception after the intussusception is formed so as to maintain the esophageal wall and the fundus wall adjacent to one another.