An instrument and method for retracting or repositioning a distal anatomic structure (organ) having a lumen (cavity) by remote manipulation. The method includes advancing the distal end of a flexible variform intraluminal member in a linear shape through a lumen (i.e., the esophagus)...http://www.google.de/patents/US5787897?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5787897 - Surgical method for intraluminally plicating a fundus of a patient
