ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,377, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SafeHeal SAS (Paris).
"Systems and methods for introducing a device for protecting an anastomosis" was invented by Charam Khosrovaninejad (Pernes les Fontaines, France), Anne Osdoit (Paris) and Cecile Dupont (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a complex surgical device for carrying out an anastomosis in the intestine including: a- a protective device (5) comprising an anchor element consisting of a stent (1) and a flexible outer sheath (2), and b- an introducer (10) comprising at least a first deformable guide tube (12), characterized in that the downstream en...