US Patent Issued to Advanced Bariatric Technology on June 3 for "Polymer overmolded bariatric clamp and method of installing" (American, Dominican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,093, issued on June 3, was assigned to Advanced Bariatric Technology LLC (Coral Gables, Fla.).

"Polymer overmolded bariatric clamp and method of installing" was invented by Jesus R. Armenteros (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), C. Kenneth French (Clifton, Texas) and Moises Jacobs (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bariatric clamp including a partition-forming section including first and second elongated members separated by a first distance; and a passage-forming section including a bight portion. The bight portion includes a first bend section and a second bend section each having a member extending away from the axis of the c...