Endoscopic devices methods and devices are provided for attaching opposed
walls of tissue. The methods and devices can be used to deliver a
plurality of fasteners to opposed tissues, and suture extending through
the fasteners can be used to pull the tissues together. The suture can be
pre-woven through the fasteners, thus allowing for a quick and simply
deployment. While the various methods and devices disclosed herein can be
used in a variety of procedures, in certain exemplary embodiments the
methods and devices are used to pull together opposed walls of the
stomach to form a stomach pouch within the stomach which reduces the rate
of gastric emptying.