Endoscopic implant system and method

摘要

A system, device, device and method for implanting a food restrictor in a patient's stomach, by coupling the restrictor to a plurality of tissue-plication anchors already placed in the stomach, are disclosed. The device includes an elongate shaft assembly for accessing the stomach transorally, and on which the restrictor can be carried, and a plurality of cable members mounted on the shaft assembly. The cable members are disposed on the shaft assembly along a distal section thereof, and releasably attached to the shaft assembly's distal end. After a cable member engages a tissue-plication anchor, retracting the cable is operable to first release the member from a holder at the distal end of the shaft assembly, then pull a portion of the anchor through an aperture in the restrictor. This process is repeated for each anchor in the stomach for attaching the restrictor to the stomach.

主权项

1. An endoscopic device for engaging a plurality of spaced tissue targets within a body of a subject, comprising:
an elongate shaft assembly extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a plurality of cable members extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein each cable member of the plurality of cable member includes a distal-end tool adapted to engage a selected tissue target within the body; a cable holder at the distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the cable holder includes a release structure by which that each cable member of the plurality of cable members is detachably attached to the cable holder, wherein detaching a first cable member of the plurality of cable members from the cable holder disconnects the first cable member from the cable holder and allows the cable holder with the remaining attached cable members to be repositioned within the body.