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US 7,255,675 · App. 10/974,248 · Granted Aug 14, 2007

Devices and methods to treat a patient

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Patent No.
US 7,255,675
App. No.
10/974,248
Granted
Aug 14, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the organ together, or to implant devices in the wall of the organ. Also disclosed are surgical instruments useful in practicing the disclosed methods.

Claims (64)

1. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and is selected from the group consisting of a neurostimulator, a neuromodulator, a direct muscle stimulator, a gastric muscle stimulator, and an inflatable balloon; and

wherein said anchor is a mesh.

2. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and is selected from the group consisting of a neurostimulator, a neuromodulator, a direct muscle stimulator, a gastric muscle stimulator, and an inflatable balloon;

wherein said gastrointestinal organ is the stomach, and said anchor and said device are located outside the stomach; and

wherein said connector is a suture.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said connector is a suture and said anchor is a mesh.

4. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and is selected from the group consisting of a neurostimulator, a neuromodulator, a direct muscle stimulator, a gastric muscle stimulator, and an inflatable balloon;

wherein said gastrointestinal organ is the stomach, and said anchor and said device are located outside the stomach; and

wherein said anchor is a mesh.

5. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device though a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device and said anchor to their deployed configuration;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and anchor from moving apart;

wherein said gastrointestinal organ is the stomach, and said anchor is located inside the stomach, said device is located outside the stomach; and

wherein said device is an inflatable balloon, said connector is a suture and said anchor is a mesh.

6. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and said device is an inflatable balloon; and

wherein said anchor is a mesh.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said anchor is a mesh and said connector is a suture.

8. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and said device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and said device is an inflatable balloon; and

wherein said gastrointestinal organ is the stomach, and said anchor is located outside the stomach.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said device is located outside the stomach.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said device is located proximate to the pylorus region of the stomach.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said device is located proximate to the GE junction of the stomach.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein said device is located proximate to the body of the stomach.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein said connector is a suture and said anchor is a mesh.

14. A method of fastening a device to one wall of a gastrointestinal organ comprising:

passing said device through a patient's abdominal skin, wherein the device is in an undeployed configuration;

passing an anchor through a patient's abdominal skin wherein said anchor is in an undeployed configuration;

deploying said device;

connecting said device and said anchor by means of a connector such that said anchor and device are fastened to a wall of said gastrointestinal organ by means of said connector, wherein said connector prevents said device and said anchor from moving apart;

deploying said anchor to its deployed configuration;

wherein said device induces satiety in said patient and is selected from the group consisting of a neurostimulator, a neuromodulator, a direct muscle stimulator, or a gastric muscle stimulator, said gastrointestinal organ is the stomach, and said device is located outside the stomach; and

wherein said connector is a suture and said anchor is a mesh.

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