US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on June 17 for "Tissue ingrowth materials and method of using the same" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,377, issued on June 17, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Tissue ingrowth materials and method of using the same" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio) and Tamara S. V. Widenhouse (Clarksville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable materials for use with end effectors like surgical stapling devices, and methods for using the same, are generally provided. In some embodiments, adjunct materials for use with surgical staplers are provided. For example, a kit for stapling tissue is provided that can include a surgical stapler having an end effector. The end effector can have first...