Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reinforcement scaffolds for maintaining a reduced size of a stomach and methods of use
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Application No.: US16056594Application Date: 2018-08-07
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Publication No.: US10376401B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Anthony Sgroi
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61F13/00
- IPC: A61F13/00 ; A61F5/00

Abstract:
A method of performing bariatric surgery includes inserting a gastrectomy device into a stomach of a patient, positioning the gastrectomy device in a selected location in the stomach, transecting a portion of the stomach thereby reducing a size of the stomach, and applying a reinforcement scaffold to an outer surface of the stomach. The reinforcement scaffold is configured to maintain the reduced size of the stomach.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180338850A1 REINFORCEMENT SCAFFOLDS FOR MAINTAINING A REDUCED SIZE OF A STOMACH AND METHODS OF USE Public/Granted day:2018-11-29
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