A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/064 (2006.01) A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/068 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2358702
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for adhering tissue to one another. In an embodiment of the present invention the two tissues to be joined, for example the lower esophagus (110) and the fundus of the stomach (330), are first placed adjacent to one another. Next a first restraint (220) is placed near the outside surface (325) of one of the tissues and a second restraint (200) is placed near the outside surface of the other tissue (310). An irritant (210) is then placed between the two adjacent tissues. The restraints (220, 200), and consequently the tissue surfaces, are then drawn together. As the touching irritated tissue surfaces heal they will become bonded to one another and their need for the mechanical fastening of the restraints, to secure them together, will be diminished.
L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant d'assembler des tissus. Dans un mode de réalisation, les tissus à assembler, par exemple l'oesophage inférieur (110) et le fond de l'estomac (330), sont d'abord placés de manière adjacente. Une première fixation (220) est placée à proximité de la surface extérieure (325) de l'un des tissus, et une seconde fixation (200) est placée à proximité de la surface extérieure de l'autre tissu (310). Un irritant (210) est placé entre les tissus adjacents. Les fixations (220, 200), et par conséquent les surfaces tissulaires, sont ensuite rapprochées. Au cours de la guérison des surfaces tissulaires irritées, ces dernières se lient l'une à l'autre, et le besoin d'être maintenues par des fixations s'en trouve réduit.
Gellman Barry N.
Pugsley Charles H. Jr.
Boston Scientific Limited
Mccarthy Tetrault Llp
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