System for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease
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Jun 22, 2006
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Nov 29, 2005
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May 7, 2004
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A system for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is disclosed herein. A variety of tools, such as a shape-lockable endoscopic device, can be advanced trans-esophageally and into the stomach or through the stomach wall to access regions of the tissue in and around the gastroesophageal junction. Utilizing expandable tissue anchors, the angle of Hiss can be reconfigured by deploying the anchors within the esophagus and fundus and approximating the two. Alternatively, the esophagus can be lengthened by approximating tissue from within the stomach to follow the lesser curve of the stomach. Alternatively, one or more tissue folds can be formed within or adjacent to the GEJ to form a barrier to refluxing stomach contents.
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