US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on Dec. 16 for "Implantable adjunct with density gradients" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,067, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Implantable adjunct with density gradients" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Michael J. Vendely (Lebanon, Ohio), Emily A. Schellin (Cincinnati), Taylor W. Aronhalt (Loveland, Ohio), Trevor J. Barton (Cincinnati), Lauren S. Weaner (West Chester, Ohio) and Mark H. Ransick (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable adjuncts for use with a surgical instrument are disclosed. The implantable adjunct includes a first mesh positioned about a first side of the longitudinal knife slot and a second mesh positioned ...