ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,415, issued on May 20, was assigned to Boehringer Technologies LP (Phoenixville, Pa.).
"Systems and methods for performing bariatric surgery" was invented by Christopher L. Radl (Malvern, Pa.) and Trevor Smith (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for effecting bariatric procedures are disclosed. Each system includes an instrument, a control valve and, optionally, a suction controller. The instrument is in the form of an elongated, flexible sizing tube having a distal end portion including a plurality of apertures. The control valve enables suction to be applied to the patient's stomach via the apertur...