Summary
The researchers at Ohio State have developed an endoluminal restriction apparatus for creating a stoma in the stomach cavity. Utilizing a suction port that has been inserted orally into the stomach, the apparatus may be applied to collapse the stomach wall, thereby forming a sizeable mass of the wall to gather around the port. A variety of temporary or permanent binding mechanisms, delivered via the apparatus, can then be used to bind the gathered tissue into a stoma, thus forming a restriction. This method and apparatus provide an alternative, non-invasive, reversible bariatric solution for obesity treatment that can be transferred to many other potential applications including abdominal surgery, tubal ligation, treating gastroesophageal reflux disease, and placing removable gastrointestinal stents.
Feb. 1, 2012
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