| US 7,520,884 B2 | ||
| Methods for performing gastroplasty | ||
| Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, Oreg. (US); Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, Calif. (US); Tracy D. Maahs, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (US); Eugene G. Chen, Carlsbad, Calif. (US); and Vahid Saadat, Atherton, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to USGI Medical Inc., San Clemente, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 07, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/841,233. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0250980 A1, Nov. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 17/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—153 | 5 Claims |
| 1. A method for performing gastroplasty, the method comprising:
inserting a securing element down the throat of a patient to a position within the stomach of the patient;
forming tissue folds on opposing walls of a patient's stomach;
approximating the tissue folds;
securing the approximated tissue folds with the securing element; and
reinforcing the approximated and secured tissue folds.
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