US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on July 22 for "Implantable layer comprising a plurality of layers" (Ohio, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,466, issued on July 22, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Implantable layer comprising a plurality of layers" was invented by Katherine J. Schmid (Loveland, Ohio), Jerome R. Morgan (Cincinnati), Donna L. Korvick (San Antonio) and Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable layer for use with a surgical stapler is disclosed. The implantable layer includes a first layer including a first side, wherein the first side includes an opening. The implantable layer further includes a second layer including a second side, wherein the second side extends at least partially t...