Disclosed herein are endoscopic gastric restriction devices and methods.
In one embodiment, the device generally includes a shaft having an end
effector on a distal end thereof. The end effector includes several
elongate segments that are coupled to one another and include opposed
troughs formed therein. Each trough is configured to suction and pull
tissue into the trough, as well as hold a fastener that can be delivered
to tissue disposed within the trough. As a result, the end effector can
deliver multiple fasteners to opposed walls of tissue. As the fasteners
are delivered into tissue, the segments can be detached from the device,
so that the end effector remains in the tissue. Over time, the end
effector can be absorbed and/or dissolve, leaving the fasteners behind.