ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,587, issued on June 10, was assigned to Med-Genesis LLC (Clearwater, Fla.).
"Multistage bioabsorbable plug system" was invented by Frederick Ahari (Belleair Beach, Fla.) and John S. Fisher (Belleair, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for sealing openings in a body of a patient made by a medical procedure or non-medical event. The opening may be formed in soft tissue, internal organs, or hard tissue. A coaxial needle is inserted into a patient and a coagulating agent is inserted into the patient via the coaxial needle. The coagulating agent is discharged adjacent to the opening and the coaxial needle is inserted ...