WO2004021872A3 - Tissue capturing devices - Google Patents

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WO2004021872A3
WO2004021872A3 PCT/US2003/028117 US0328117W WO2004021872A3 WO 2004021872 A3 WO2004021872 A3 WO 2004021872A3 US 0328117 W US0328117 W US 0328117W WO 2004021872 A3 WO2004021872 A3 WO 2004021872A3
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Richard A Gambale
Michael F Weiser
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Bard Inc C R
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Abstract

The present invention provides tissue capture devices (318) configured to hold tissue in a distorted configuration. The devices (318) may hold precaptured tissue in a distorted configuration or it may change their shape to cause the tissue to become deformed. Some embodiments of the device (318) alter the configuration in areas that remain external to the tissue, while other embodiments change their configuration in areas that are implanted in the tissue. Other embodiments may be mechanically altered to hold the tissue in a distorted shape.
PCT/US2003/028117 2002-09-06 2003-09-08 Tissue capturing devices WO2004021872A2 (en)

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JP2004534765A JP4660714B2 (en) 2002-09-06 2003-09-08 Endoscopic tissue acquisition system

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