Patents Assigned to EsophyX, Inc.
  • Transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device, assembly, system and method
    Publication number: 20040243223
    Abstract: The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: EsophyX, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan J. M. Kraemer, John M. Adams, Stephen T. Vincent
  • Transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device, assembly, system and method
    Publication number: 20040236357
    Abstract: The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: EsophyX, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan J.M. Kraemer, John M. Adams, Stephen T. Vincent
  • Transoral endoscopic gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device, assembly, system and method
    Patent number: 6790214
    Abstract: The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: EsophyX, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan J. M. Kraemer, John M. Adams, Stephen T. Vincent