Publication number:
US20130102841 A1
Priority date:
April 14, 2010
Publication type:
Application
Filing date:
April 14, 2011
Application number:
US 13/641,422
Publication Date:
April 25, 2013
Also published as:
- Rectal Prolapse
Method and apparatus for endoscopically treating rectal prolapse
US 20130102841 A1
Abstract:
A method for treating rectal prolapse, the method comprising: inserting a rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus into a prolapsed rectum via the anus; maneuvering the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus so that the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus securely engages the rectum; advancing the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus distally so as to return the prolapsed rectum to its normal, non-prolapsed state; and securing the rectum to supporting tissue whereby to retain the rectum in its normal, non-prolapsed state.