Patent ID: 8100930

Claim:
A surgical tissue moving device, comprising: a substantially rigid insertion body having an outer surface and an opening formed in a distal portion thereof, and a lumen within the body in communication with the opening; a porous fabric extending over the outer surface of the insertion body and into the lumen such that the fabric forms a radially and axially continuous tread formed over at least a portion of the outer surface of the insertion body, the fabric having an outer, tissue contacting surface that is selectively movable relative to the body; and an actuator mechanism effective to move between a locked position in which the fabric is not movable relative to the actuator mechanism and an unlocked position in which the fabric is movable relative to the actuator mechanism to selectively move the fabric relative to the insertion body when the actuator mechanism is in the locked position to cause the fabric to move within the lumen of the insertion body and over the outer surface of the insertion body such that the movement of the fabric exerts a tissue moving force on tissue with which the fabric is in contact.