US Patent Issued to Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on May 27 for "Platform device and method of use to assist in anastomosis formation" (Nebraska Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,590, issued on May 27, was assigned to Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.).

"Platform device and method of use to assist in anastomosis formation" was invented by Marius C. Florescu (Omaha, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described a platform device for use in forming an anastomosis and maintaining a desired curvature of a lumen in a desired shape during an anastomosis assistance period. The platform is formed from one or more bioabsorbable or biodegradable polymer filaments. There is also described a method for inserting a platform device for use in creation of an arteriovenous fistula by iden...