US Patent Issued to GT METABOLIC SOLUTIONS on Nov. 18 for "Magnetic implants having through-holes for forming an anastomosis" (American, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,922, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to GT METABOLIC SOLUTIONS INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Magnetic implants having through-holes for forming an anastomosis" was invented by Michel Gagner (Montreal, Canada), Todd A. Krinke (Buffalo, Minn.) and Thierry Thaure (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for forming an anastomosis between two adjacent walls of a digestive tract are provided. The system includes first and second magnetic implants comprising first and magnetic bodies, respectively. Each of the first and magnetic bodies comprises a tissue-oriented surface and a lumen-oriented surface, and defines a t...