Devices and Methods for Endoscopically Reconstructing Gastric Tissue

Abstract

A method of endoscopically reconstructing a stomach includes passing an end effector of an intraluminal treatment device through an esophagus and into a stomach; directing the end effector to a position adjacent a fold extending from a lesser curvature of the stomach; grasping the fold between a first jaw and a second jaw of the end effector; deploying fixation elements from the end effector and into the fold; and cutting through the fold adjacent to the fixation elements so as to form a passageway through the fold.

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