Gastric volume of a patient is reduced by deploying an endoscope into a
stomach through the esophagus. A plurality of anterior anchors are
affixed to the anterior wall of the stomach. The anterior anchors are
distributed along an anterior line of the stomach wall beginning near the
cardia region and extending toward the stomach exit. A plurality of
posterior anchors are affixed to the posterior wall of the stomach. The
posterior anchors are distributed along a posterior line of the stomach
wall beginning near the cardia region and toward the stomach exit. The
anchor line and the stomach wall are drawn towards the posterior line of
the stomach wall to reduce gastric volume.