Title:
【発明の名称】GERD治療の装置及び方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003513738
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for adhering tissue to one another. In an embodiment of the present invention the two tissues to be joined, for example the lower esophagus and the fundus of the stomach, are first placed adjacent to one another. Next a first restraint is placed near the outside surface of one of the tissues and a second restraint is placed near the outside surface of the other tissue. An irritant is then placed between the two adjacent tissues. The restraints, and consequently the tissue surfaces, are then drawn together. As the touching irritated tissue surfaces heal they will become bonded to one another and their need for the mechanical fastening of the restraints, to secure them together, will be diminished.
Inventors:
Pugsley Charles HJ
Germany barry n
Germany barry n
Application Number:
JP2001537632A
Publication Date:
April 15, 2003
Filing Date:
November 01, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
International Classes:
A61B17/11; A61B17/064; A61B17/068; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; (IPC1-7): A61B17/11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nobuyuki Matsubara (4 others)