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Abstract
Apparatus & methods for endoscopic suturing are described herein. A distal tip of the endoscopic device engages the tissue and then approximates the engaged tissue to form a tissue fold. A needle body positioned within a flexible catheter is deployed into or through the newly created tissue fold where it is then detached or released from the endoscopic device. The needle body has a length of suture which depends therefrom and can be used to secure the tissue fold. The entire endoscopic device or its tissue engaging assembly can then be rotated relative to the tissue fold while maintaining engagement with the tissue to maneuver the flexible catheter to the opposing side of the penetrated tissue fold. This procedure can be repeated any number of times to create an interrupted, continuous, or running suture to secure the tissue fold.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/986,461, filed on Nov. 10, 2004, which claims the benefits of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/519,881 filed Nov. 13, 2003, the content of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for endoscopically forming and suturing tissue. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for endoscopically forming tissue folds and continuously suturing those folds.
- Various devices and methods for grasping free ends or lengths of suture and passing the suture material through tissue are known. One method generally involves attaching a suture end to a needle and passing the needle through the tissue using a needle manipulating device. Once passed through the tissue, another device is typically employed to retrieve or otherwise manipulate the needle and suture.
- Other methods generally utilize sharpened needle tips which are configured to retain a suture. The needle tip is then able to penetrate the tissue and leave the suture end on the far side of the tissue where it can be grasped for further manipulation. Such grasping mechanisms generally employ various configurations such as the use of wire-like hooking elements, looped wires, etc. Some devices employ suture grasping elements, such as forceps jaws, with sharpened tips to grasp and pass the suture material.
- However, many of the conventional devices have limitations in applications such as closed surgery, especially arthroscopic or laparoscopic surgery, where space and visibility constraints at the surgical site render it difficult to fully extend a suture grasping device to easily grasp a suture. Moreover, many of the devices are constrained to regions within the body accessible via straight-line access. This is typically due to the rigidity of the tool shaft upon which the graspers or needles are employed.
- Furthermore, because of the typical size and rigidity of the tool, such a suture passing instrument is typically inserted within a patient as a separate tool which occupies valuable space. Additionally, other tools are typically needed to facilitate the manipulation of the suture material through the tissue.
- In forming or securing folds of tissue, e.g., in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract such as the stomach of a patient, tissue folds may be formed to treat various conditions such as obesity. Such treatments may be effected via an endoscopic device designed to engage a tissue wall, create one or more tissue folds, and secure the tissue fold(s) with tissue anchors and/or suture.
- One such endoscopic device described herein may have a primary grasper at a distal tip of the endoscopic device configured to engage the tissue and then approximate the engaged tissue to a proximal position relative to the catheter tip, thereby providing a uniform plication of predetermined size. A needle body detachably or removably positioned within a flexible catheter or launch tube may be deployed from the launch tube such that it passes at least partially within or entirely through the fold Formed by the approximated tissue. The needle body may also have a length of suture attached thereto for passage through the tissue fold. Once the needle body has been penetrated into or through the tissue fold, it may be detached or released from the endoscopic device via a secondary needle grasper. A description of one or more endoscopic devices which may be utilized to initially form the one or more tissue folds may be seen in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/735,030 filed Dec. 12, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The needle body itself may generally be configured as a needle having one or two tapered piercing ends on opposing sides of the needle body. A suture attachment point, e.g., an eyelet or opening, may be defined along the needle body and serve as an attachment point for a length of suture. Alternatively, an expandable anchor may also be positioned within a needle body for passage through tissue. Once free of the tissue, the anchor may be deployed from the needle body for placement against the tissue. Other variations of the needle body and grasper may be seen in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/989,684 filed Jul. 23, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In operation, once the needle body has been advanced through or at least partially through the tissue fold, the needle body may be released by the secondary needle grasper and the entire endoscopic device or its tissue engaging assembly may then be rotated relative to the opposite side of the tissue fold, i.e., on the side of the tissue where the needle body exits the tissue fold, while maintaining engagement with the tissue via the primary grasper to maneuver the catheter or launch tube to the opposing side of the penetrated tissue fold. The rotatable primary grasper may keep its grasp on the tissue fold to maintain a position of the device relative to the tissue fold and needle body. The length of suture remains attached to the needle body and is routed through the tissue passage created by the needle body.
- The secondary grasper may then be used to grasp onto the needle body and while holding the needle body, the entire apparatus may again be rotated to realign the needle launch tube back to the other side of the tissue fold. Once the needle body has been desirably positioned, it may again be manipulated to align the catheter distal tip transversely relative to the tissue fold which may again be pierced by advancing the needle body into or through the tissue fold at another location adjacent to the originally formed tissue passage. This process may be repeated any number of times to form a continuous or running suture depending upon the desired length of suture and the desired suturing effects.
- Additionally, a gastroscope having a sufficiently small-sized diameter may be introduced into the area by advancing the gastroscope through a lumen defined through the endoscopic device to provide endoscopic visualization of the procedure. Alternatively, a gastroscope may be may be attached or connected to a tubular member disposed externally of the endoscopic device. In another alternative, an imager may be directly integrated into the distal tip of the endoscopic device.
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FIGS. 1A and 1B show a side view and detail view, respectively, of one variation of an endoscopic device for forming and suturing a tissue fold within a hollow body organ. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B show side-sectional views of a tissue grasping assembly suitable for use with the endoscopic device ofFIGS. 1A and 1B . -
FIGS. 3A to 3E show side views illustrating one example of a method for forming a tissue fold with the device ofFIGS. 1A and 1B . -
FIG. 4 shows another variation of the endoscopic device having a rotatable tissue grasping assembly which may be used in creating a continuous stitch in tissue. -
FIGS. 5A to 5F show side views illustrating another example of a method for forming and suturing a tissue fold with a continuous running stitch. -
FIGS. 6A and 6B show side views of an endoscopic device with alternative variations for endoscopically visualizing a tissue folding and/or suturing procedure. -
FIG. 7 shows a perspective partial view of a resulting tissue fold which was secured via a continuous running stitch. -
FIG. 8A shows a side view of a deployable anchor which may be positioned within a needle body for deployment against a tissue fold. -
FIGS. 8B and 8C show one example of how an expandable anchor may be deployed from a needle body passed through a tissue fold. - Various methods and devices for forming and/or securing folds of tissue, e.g., in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract such as the stomach of a patient, are presented herein. Such tissue folds may be formed to treat various conditions, for example, for the treatment of obesity by approximating the walls of a gastrointestinal lumen to narrow the lumen and thereby reduce the area for absorption in the stomach or intestines. Such treatments may be effected via an endoscopic device that engages a tissue wall of the gastrointestinal lumen, creates one or more tissue folds, and secures the tissue fold(s) with tissue anchors and/or suture. The suture is preferably disposed through the muscularis and/or serosa layers of the gastrointestinal tissue, as described in further detail below.
- In operation, a distal tip of the endoscopic device engages the tissue and then approximates the engaged tissue to a proximal position relative to the catheter tip, thereby providing a uniform plication of predetermined size. A needle body detachably or removably positioned within a flexible catheter or launch tube may be deployed from the launch tube such that it passes at least partially within or entirely through the fold Formed by the approximated tissue. The needle body may also have a length of suture attached thereto for passage through the tissue fold.
- Once the needle body has been penetrated into or through the tissue fold, it may be detached or released from the endoscopic device. The entire endoscopic device or its tissue engaging assembly may then be rotated relative to the tissue fold while maintaining engagement with the tissue to maneuver the catheter or launch tube to the opposing side of the penetrated tissue fold.
- Formation of a tissue fold may be accomplished using at least two tissue contact areas that are separated by a linear or curvilinear distance, wherein the separation distance between the tissue contact points affects the length and/or depth of the fold. In operation, a tissue grabbing assembly engages or grasps the tissue wall in its normal state (i.e., non-folded and substantially flat), thus providing a first tissue contact area. The first tissue contact area then is moved to a position proximal of a second tissue contact area to form the tissue fold. The tissue anchor assembly then may be extended across the tissue fold at the second tissue contact area. Optionally, a third tissue contact point may be established such that, upon formation of the tissue fold, the second and third tissue contact areas are disposed on opposing sides of the tissue fold, thereby providing backside stabilization during extension of the anchor assembly across the tissue fold From the second tissue contact area.
- Preferably, the first tissue contact point is used to engage and then stretch or rotate the tissue wall over the second tissue contact point to form the tissue fold. The tissue fold may then be approximated to a position wherein a portion of the tissue fold overlies the second tissue contact point at an orientation that is normal to the tissue fold. A needle body and suture may then be delivered across the tissue fold at or near the second tissue contact point. A description of one or more endoscopic devices which may be utilized to initially form the one or more tissue folds may be seen in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/735,030 filed Dec. 12, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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FIG. 1A ,apparatus 10 generally comprises torqueable catheter ortubular member 11 havingdistal region 12 from which a first and a secondflexible tube second tubes Proximal region 15 ofapparatus 10 may be operably connected to handle 16 andactuator 17, which may actuate thedistal region 12 ofapparatus 10. Catheter ortubular member 11 may generally be configured for insertion through a patient's mouth and esophagus into the gastrointestinal lumen.Tissue grabbing assembly 18 is disposed on the distal end offlexible tube 13, and is operably coupled toactuator 17 via one ormore control wires 19 that extend throughflexible tube 13.Tissue grabbing assembly 18 is shown illustratively as a grasper but may be configured in a variety of other alternative tissue grasping assemblies. - As better illustrated in
FIG. 1B ,flexible tubes hinge assembly 20 that compriseslink 21 attached toflexible tube 13 atpivot point 22 and attached toflexible tube 14 atpivot point 23.Hinge assembly 20 may be configured to preventtissue grabbing assembly 18 from moving more than a predetermined distance relative todistal end 24 offlexible tube 14. -
Flexible tubes bendable sections bendable sections wall slots 27 to enhance flexibility of the tube. Preferably,flexible tubes wall slots 27 may be configured as a sinusoidal repeating pattern of slots perpendicularly defined relative to the longitudinal axis oftubes - referring to
FIGS. 2A and 2B ,tissue grabbing assembly 18 may comprises a pair ofjaws pivot point 29 between an open configuration (FIG. 2A ) and a closed configuration (FIG. 2B ). One or more control wires, shown here as asingle control wire 19, is coupled viapivot point 30 toarms Arms jaws jaws teeth 33 or protrusions disposed near its distal ends to facilitate grasping of the tissue wall of the GI lumen. -
Control wire 19 is coupled toactuator 17 ofhandle 16 so that translation of thewire 19 withinflexible tube 13 causes thejaws control wire 19 distally (as indicated by arrow A inFIG. 2A ) movespivot point 30 distally, thereby forcing thejaws control wire 19 proximally (as indicated by arrow b inFIG. 2B ) movespivot point 30 proximally, thereby forcing thejaws tissue grabbing assembly 18 may comprise, e.g., a corkscrew, suction ports, grappling hook or fork, a plurality of needles coupled to the distal end offlexible tube 13, etc. -
Flexible tube 14 may be affixed to and immovable withincatheter 11, whileflexible tube 13 is coupled tocatheter 11 viahinge 20. Accordingly, whencontrol wire 19 is extended in the distal direction,flexible tube 13 is carried in the distal direction. Whencontrol wire 19 is retracted in the proximal direction, flexible tube remains stationary untiljaws control wire 19 by movingactuator 17 causesflexible tube 13 to buckle inbendable region 25, as described below. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and 3 a-3 e, operation ofapparatus 10 is described for creating a tissue fold in a tissue wall of a GI lumen. InFIG. 3A ,distal region 12 ofcatheter 11 is positioned within a patient's GI lumen transesophageally, andjaws tissue grabbing assembly 18 are opened by movingactuator 17 to the distal-most position onhandle 16. As depicted inFIG. 3B ,actuator 17 may then be moved proximally until the jaws oftissue grabbing assembly 18 engage a portion of tissue wall w at contact point P1. - Referring to
FIG. 3C , after the tissue wall w has been engaged at contact point PI,flexible tube 13 is urged proximally withincatheter 11 by further proximal retraction ofcontrol wire 19 to stretch tissue wall w and create tissue fold F. During this movement offlexible tube 13, link 21 ofhinge assembly 20 causestissue grabbing assembly 18 to move from a position distal todistal end 24 offlexible tube 14, to a position proximal ofdistal end 24 offlexible tube 14.Bendable sections flexible tubes hinge assembly 20. Advantageously, formation of fold F facilitates the penetration of the tissue wall w by a needle and subsequent delivery of an anchor assembly or passage of a length of suture, as described hereinafter. - Referring to
FIG. 3D , additional proximal movement ofactuator 17 causesflexible tubes bendable sections Hinge assembly 20 transmits force applied toflexible tube 13 viacontrol wire 19 andactuator 17 to thedistal tip 24. Preferably,flexible tube 14 is configured so thatdistal tip 24 contacts, and is generally perpendicular to tissue fold F at contact point P2. As illustrated inFIG. 3E , once tissue fold F is stretched acrossdistal tip 24 offlexible tube 14, sharpened needle orobturator 34 may be extended fromdistal tip 24 offlexible tube 14 to pierce all four layers of the tissue wall w. Sharpened needle orobturator 34 is inserted viainlet 35 toflexible tube 14 on handle 16 (seeFIG. 1A ). - As discussed above, the GI lumen comprises an inner mucosal layer, connective tissue, the muscularis layer and the serosa layer. To obtain a durable purchase, e.g., in performing a stomach reduction procedure, the staples or anchors used to achieve reduction of the GI lumen preferably engage at least the muscularis tissue layer, and more preferably, the serosa layer as well. Advantageously, stretching of tissue fold F across
distal tip 24 permits an anchor or length of suture to be ejected through both the muscularis and serosa layers, thus enabling durable gastrointestinal tissue approximation. - As depicted in
FIG. 3E , after tissue fold F is stretched acrossdistal tip 24 offlexible tube 14 to form contact point P2 with tissue wall w,needle 34 may be extended fromdistal tip 24 and through tissue fold F. Becauseneedle 34 penetrates the tissue wall twice, it exits within the GI lumen, thus reducing the potential for injury to surrounding organs. Once the needle has penetrated tissue fold F, an anchor assembly or length of suture may be ejected throughdistal tip 24. The deployment of anchors throughneedle 34 as well as other variations of theapparatus 10 may be seen in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/735,030 which has been incorporated herein by reference above. - The
apparatus 10, as described above, may be further utilized in suturing the newly formed tissue fold F in an interrupted, continuous, or running suture depending upon the length of the newly formed tissue fold and the desired method of tissue fold securement. As shown in the detail assembly view ofFIG. 4 ,jaw assembly 36 andjaw members flexible tube 13 andcatheter tube 11, as indicated by the arrow c. Moreover, asecondary grasper assembly 37 having asecondary grasper 39 on a distal end oftubular member 38 may be slidably positioned withinflexible tube 14.Grasper 39 may be articulated between an open and close configuration from its proximal end preferably located withinhandle 16. -
Grasper 39 may generally comprise a variety of graspers but is preferably configured to grasp and hold onto a needle such asneedle body 40. As shown illustratively inFIG. 4 ,needle body 40 may generally be configured as a needle having one or two tapered piercing ends on opposing sides ofneedle body 40. Asuture attachment point 41, e.g., an eyelet or opening, may be defined alongneedle body 40 and serve as an attachment point for a length ofsuture 42. - Grasper 39 and
flexible tube 38 may define a passage or lumen through which needlebody 40 may be passed. Alternatively,grasper 39 andflexible tube 38 may be configured to retainneedle body 40 at least partially therein andgrasper 39 may be at least partially retracted withinflexible tube 14 by the proximal translation offlexible tube 38. As mentioned above,needle body 40 may be configured in a variety of ways, e.g., a needle body having a piercing tapered end and a balled proximal end to facilitate grasping of the needle body. Other variations of theneedle body 40 andgrasper 39 may be seen in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/989,684 filed Jul. 23, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. - In operation, the tissue wall w may be grasped and approximated and
flexible tube 14 may be curved to aligndistal tip 24 transversely relative to the tissue fold F, as described above. However, in this variation and as shown inFIG. 5A ,needle body 40 may be advanced and pierced into and/or through tissue fold F viagrasper 39 being advanced distally throughflexible tube 14. The tissue wall w is shown in this and the following figures as having at least a mucosa layer MUC and an underlying muscularis layer MUS as typically found in hollow body organs such as the stomach, although the device and methods are not limited to use in only the GI tract of a patient. - as seen in
FIG. 5B , onceneedle body 40 has been advanced through or at least partially through tissue fold F,needle body 40 may be released bygrasper 39 andflexible tube 38 may be retracted from tissuefold F. Suture 42 remains attached toneedle body 40 and is routed through thetissue passage 43 created byneedle body 40.Suture 42 may be disposed and/or anchored within or proximally offlexible tube 14 or it may simply be ejected therefrom. - Once
grasper 39 has been retracted from tissue fold F, the entire apparatus and catheter body may be rotated relative to tissue fold F such thatflexible tube 14 becomes aligned on the opposite side of tissue fold F, i.e., on the side of the tissue whereneedle body 40 exits tissue fold F, as shown inFIG. 5C . In this example,rotatable grasper 36 may keep its grasp on tissue fold F to maintain a position ofcatheter 11 relative to tissue fold F andneedle body 40 while the device is rotated in the direction as shown byarrow 44. - As shown in
FIG. 5D , once the device has been realigned,flexible tube 14 may again be manipulated to bend such thatdistal tip 24 is aligned transversely relative to tissue foldF. Flexible tube 38 may then be advanced distally andgrasper 39 may be actuated to receive and grasp ontoneedle body 40. Oncegrasper 39 has clamped or grasped ontoneedle body 40,flexible tube 38 and/orflexible tube 14 may be pulled proximally to removeneedle body 40 from tissue fold F, as shown inFIG. 5E .Suture 42 may be seen as passing through tissue fold F and desirably through the overlapped muscularis layers. - While
grasper 39 maintains its hold onneedle body 40, the device may again be rotated to realignflexible tube 14 back to the other side of tissue fold F, as shown inFIG. 5F by the direction of rotation ofarrow 45. Onceflexible tube 14 is desirably positioned, it may again be manipulated distally to aligndistal tip 24 transversely relative to tissue fold F which may again be pierced by advancingneedle body 40 into or through tissue fold F at another location adjacent to the originally formedtissue passage 42. While the device andneedle body 40 is rotated and re-rotated relative to the tissue fold F,suture 42 may be looped about tissue fold F any number of times in a continuous or running suture depending upon the desired length ofsuture 42 and the desired suturing effects. - When rotated, the device may be rotated about
rotatable grasper 36 as it maintains its hold onto tissue fold F. Alternatively,rotatable grasper 36 may release the tissue and the entire device may be relocated along the tissue wall w to another position. - To facilitate the endoscopic suturing of the tissue within the hollow body organ, the area of interest may be visualized through a number of methods. For instance, a laparoscopic camera may be introduced into the area percutaneously to provide a visual image. Alternatively, visualization of the tissue area of interest and of the tissue fold Formation and suturing procedure may be visualized endoscopically by positioning an imager, e.g., CCD camera, optical fibers, etc., into the distal end of
catheter 11. - Alternatively, as shown in
FIG. 6A , an endoscope having a sufficiently small-sized diameter, e.g., agastroscope 47, may be introduced into the area by advancing thegastroscope 47 through ascope lumen 46 defined throughtorqueable catheter 11.Gastroscope 47 may be advanced such that its distal end extends no farther than the distal end ofcatheter 11 to provide images via animager 48, e.g., CCD camera, optical fibers, etc. In another example, thegastroscope 47 may be advanced beyondcatheter 11 and proximally adjacent of tissue fold F. In such a case,gastroscope 47 is preferably configured to, have a manipulatable distal end portion such that articulation of the distal portion of thegastroscope 47 into at least a partially retroflexed configuration is achievable. Having an off-axis imager 48 relative to tissue fold F andcatheter 11 may provide for triangulation of the image and an improved image of the tissue area. -
FIG. 6B shows an alternative configuration where rather than passinggastroscope 47 within a scope lumen defined throughcatheter 11, anexternal scope lumen 49 may be attached along an outer surface ofcatheter 11 through a variety of methods, e.g., via a plurality ofbands 50.Gastroscope 47 may then be advanced throughexternal lumen 49 towards tissue fold F for imaging. - As mentioned above, multiple suture loops may be achieved using the devices and methods above depending upon the desired suturing configurations.
FIG. 7 shows a partial perspective view of a tissue ridge which may be secured by a continuous running suture loop 51 formed entirely endoscopically. In this particular configuration,suture 42 may be passed through multiple adjacenttissue securement passages suture 42. Other endoscopic suturing configurations are possible and the figure is intended merely to be illustrative of one type of the running sutures which are achievable. The other suturing configurations depend merely upon the desired suturing effects and are not limited by the illustrations shown herein. - In yet another alternative, the needle body may be configured to carry a tissue anchor within a lumen or channel within the needle body. One example is shown in
FIG. 8A , which shows another variation ofneedle body 55 having a channel defined therein sufficiently sized to retainexpandable tissue anchor 56.Anchor 56 may havesuture 42 attached thereto and trailing proximally out fromneedle body 55. -
Anchor 56 may comprise any number of various tissue anchors preferably designed for placement against a soft tissue surface. For instance,anchor 56 may comprise an expandable anchor made of a meshed material which allows for reconfiguration between a low-profile delivery configuration, as seen withinneedle body 55, and an expanded deployment configuration, as seen inanchor 56′ when unconstrained byneedle body 55. The reconfiguration of the anchor may be effected by a self-expanding metallic alloy material, such as nitinol, or it may be effected by a meshed polymeric material which configures into an expanded shape against a tissue surface whensuture 42 is tensioned. Other examples of various types of tissue anchors which may be utilized are described in further detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/869,472 filed Jun. 15, 2004 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/612,170 filed Jul. 1, 2003, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. - An example of how such a deployable anchor may be utilized may be seen in
FIGS. 8 b and 8 c. Theneedle body 55 may be deployed through tissue fold F in the same or similar manner as described above by forming tissue fold F and passingneedle body 55 partially into or through the tissue. As seen inFIG. 813 , withanchor 56 positioned withinneedle body 55 andsuture 42 trailing therefrom,needle body 55 may be grasped by graspingassembly 39 and pulled through the tissue. Once free,anchor 56 may be ejected fromneedle body 55, e.g., by pullingsuture 42 or actively urginganchor 56 fromneedle body 55 via an elongate pusher or catheter.Anchor 56′ may then be unconstrained to expand into a deployment configuration and subsequently pulled tight against tissue fold F by tensioningsuture 42. Once tensioned,suture 42 may be utilized to secure tissue fold F or to hang other objects therefrom. - Although a number of illustrative variations are described above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the invention. Any of the modifications to endoscopic suturing apparatus and methods may be done in a variety of combinations with one another, as practicable. Any of the combinations or modifications is intended to be within the scope of this invention. It is further intended in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications that fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. A system for endoscopically suturing a region of tissue, comprising:
an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween;
a tissue engagement device having a flexible shaft and a distal portion extending from the tubular member distal end, the distal portion of the tissue engagement device comprising a pair of jaws adapted to releasably engage tissue thereto, wherein the pair of jaws is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the flexible shaft;
a deployment tube having a distal end attached by a linkage to the flexible shaft of the tissue engagement device such that the deployment tube is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the pair of jaws, with the linkage having a first end attached to the deployment tube and a second end attached to the flexible shaft;
a needle grasper movably positioned within the deployment tube; and
a needle body which defines a channel therein, wherein the needle body is removably disposed within the deployment tube.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a length of suture depending from the needle body.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the needle grasper is adapted to releasably hold the needle body.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising an expandable tissue anchor for placement within the channel.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the elongate tubular member comprises a flexible catheter.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the pair of jaws comprises a grasper articulatable via a handle located at its proximal end.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the tissue engagement device is slidably disposed within a lumen defined through the elongate tubular member.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the distal portion of the tissue engagement device is adapted to be rotated while maintaining engagement with the tissue.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the deployment tube defines a distal portion adapted to bend relative to the elongate tubular member.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the needle grasper is adapted to slide through the deployment tube while holding a needle body therein.
11. The system of claim 1 further comprising an imager adapted to be positioned proximally of the needle grasper.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the imager comprises a gastroscope.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the imager comprises an articulatable distal end.
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