Patents Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (formerly, Scimed Life Systems, Inc.)
  • Publication number: 20110124963
    Abstract: Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The device may include, for example, an elongated tubular member having a proximal end for extending outside of the body and a distal end for positioning proximate the multiple tissue layers, a grasper configured for positioning proximate the distal end of the tubular member and for grasping at least one of the multiple tissue layers, a device coupled to the distal end of the tubular member for folding the multiple tissue layers together, a tissue fastener configured to be inserted into the tissue layers to hold the tissue layers together, and a fastener head for inserting the tissue fastener into the tissue layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (formerly, Scimed Life Systems, Inc.)
    Inventors: Robert B. DEVRIES, William J. Shaw, Kristian DiMatteo, Gerhard F. Buess, Daniel Kalanovic, Marc O. Schurr, Roy H. Sullivan, Marc Tassy, JR., John Griego, Patrick Gutileus, Paul DiCesare