Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lumen reduction methods and devices
- Patent Title (中): 流明减少方法和装置
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Application No.: US11307698Application Date: 2006-02-17
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Publication No.: US08221438B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: Mark S. Ortiz , Michael J. Stokes
- Applicant: Mark S. Ortiz , Michael J. Stokes
- Applicant Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Agency: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/12
- IPC: A61B17/12

Abstract:
Devices and methods for reducing a size of a lumen are provided. In one embodiment, a lumen reduction device is provided having an end effector with a trough formed therein for receiving tissue surrounding a lumen, and a plurality of fasteners configured to engage the tissue disposed within the trough. In use, the end effector can be actuated to deliver the fasteners to the tissue, and one or more sutures coupled to the fasteners can be used to pull the fasteners together and thereby cinch the tissue to reduce the size of a lumen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070198034A1 LUMEN REDUCTION METHODS AND DEVICES Public/Granted day:2007-08-23
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