Devices and methods facilitating sleeve gastrectomy procedures

US9655758B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covidien LP · US

Inventors

• Andrew Miesse · Durham, US
• Kurt Dierking · Louisville, US
• Ben Morris · Jeffersonville, US
• Greg Furnish · Louisville, US
• John Miser · Warsaw, US
• Alex Nadein · Louisville, US
• Simon Furnish · New York, US
• Mark Griffin · Bloomington, US
• Cory Celestino · Floyds Knobs, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 22, 2014
• Grant date: May 23, 2017
• Expiry date: Feb 1, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/1047
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A gastrectomy device includes an elongated member defining a centerline that extends through proximal and distal ends thereof. A shape modification member coupled to the elongated member is movable relative to the centerline of the elongated member. The shape modification member is movable between a first state, adjacent to the elongated member, and a second state, spaced from the elongated member. The shape modification member conforms to a portion of a patient's stomach in the second state.