A medical device for managing tissue in an organ, such as the stomach, for
retracting or positioning tissue and related organs to allow certain
regions of the stomach to be acquired for a gastroplasty procedure. The
medical device includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a
distal end, and a tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of
the elongated body. The tissue treatment device includes a first jaw
opposite a second jaw, and each jaw is adapted to acquire tissue. A
retractor is disposed along the tissue treatment device and adapted to be
moveable from a delivery position to a retraction position to move or
manage the tissue of the stomach. The medical device also includes a
collapsible barrier disposed between the first and second jaws of the
tissue treatment device to direct tissue into the first and second jaws
separately.