Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fistula grafts and related methods and systems for treating fistulae
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Application No.: US15372577Application Date: 2016-12-08
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Publication No.: US11696749B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Umesh H. Patel , F. Joseph Obermiller
- Applicant: Cook Biotech Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Assignee: Cook Biotech Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Cook Biotech Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Agency: Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B50/30 ; A61B17/34 ; A61L27/36 ; A61L27/24 ; A61L27/50 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B1/31 ; A61B17/22

Abstract:
Described are medical graft products, systems, and methods for treating fistulae. Certain products of the invention are configured to have portions residing in and around a primary fistula opening, e.g., one occurring in a wall of the alimentary canal. One such product includes a biocompatible graft body which is configured to block at least the primary opening. The graft body includes a capping member, which is configured to contact portions of the alimentary canal wall adjacent to the primary opening, and an elongate plug member extending from the capping member, which is configured to extend into at least a portion of the fistula. In certain embodiments, a graft body component has the capacity to expand or otherwise change form to provide a suitable capping arrangement. Such a component can include a resilient wire frame, e.g., one that is self-expandable or one that requires at least some manipulation in order to expand.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170086808A1 FISTULA GRAFTS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING FISTULAE Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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