(57) ABSTRACT A staple housing includes an array of staples each in a staple delivery
position or “ready position” ready to be? red into target tissue. A staple driver is advanceable …

Endoscopic plicators are passed transorally into the stomach and used to plicate stomach
tissue by engaging tissue from inside of the stomach and drawing it inwardly. The tissue is …

Primary Examiner* Kevin C Sirmons Assistant Examiner* Phillip Gray application NO.
11/025,364,? led On Dec. 29, 2004.(74) Attorney, Age/14 or Firm* Knobbe, Martens, Olson & …

Described herein are endoscopic staplers used to apply one or more fasteners to body
tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is …

Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach
by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between …

A staple housing includes an array of staples each in a staple delivery position or “ready
position” ready to be fired into target tissue. A staple driver is advanceable to drive the ready …

Related US Application Data WO WO 2004/O19765 3, 2004 (63) Continuation-in-part of
application No. PCT/US2005/WO WO 2004/021894 3, 2004 009322, filed on Mar. 19, 2005 …

Described herein are endoscopic staplers used to apply one or more fasteners to body
tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is …

Disclosed are devices and systems which to sense parameters related to the mechanical
forces imposed on devices implanted in the stomach. The parameters of the system are …

Described herein are endoscopic staplers used to apply one or more fasteners to body
tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is …