US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on June 3 for "Medical devices and methods for body conduit lengthening and anastomosis formation" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,084, issued on June 3, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Medical devices and methods for body conduit lengthening and anastomosis formation" was invented by D. Dean Potter Jr. (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for body conduit lengthening and anastomosis creation can be used to treat patients with a variety of health conditions. For example, among other uses, this document describes esophageal lengthening and anastomosis devices that can be used to remedy esophageal atresia in neonatal patients."

The patent was filed on July 12, 2023, under Appli...