ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,426, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Fractyl Health Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).

"Injectate delivery devices, systems and methods" was invented by Christopher J. Kadamus (Jamaica Plain, Mass.), Mark A. Manasas (Lexington, Mass.), Andrew Coats (Somerville, Mass.), Jay Caplan (Boston), Harith Rajagopalan (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), R. Maxwell Flaherty (Topsfield, Mass.) and J. Christopher Flaherty (Auburndale, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An injectate delivery device for expanding tissue is provided. The injectate delivery device comprises: at least one fluid delivery tube comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen thereb...