US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on Nov. 25 for "Anastomosis devices" (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,376, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"Anastomosis devices" was invented by Michael J. Houghton (Newark, Del.), Sakthi Sambandam (Elkton, Md.) and Clifford P. Warner (West Chester, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expa...