Remote tissue retraction device
CA 2586699 C · Owner: Weller, Gary · Inventors: Julian, Christopher; Weller, Gary; Gannoe, James
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A medical device for managing tissue in an organ such as the stomach, for , retracting or positioning tissue and related organs to allow certain regions of the stomach to be acquired for a gastroplasty procedure. The medical device includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end and a , tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of the elongated body. The tissue treatment device includes a first jaw opposite a second jaw and each , jaw is adapted to acquire tissue. A retractor is disposed along the tissue treatment device and adapted to be moveable from a delivery position to a retraction position to move or manage the tissue of the stomach. The medical …
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- Filed November 17, 2005 and granted February 14, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 17, 2025.
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