Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for magnet-induced compression anastomosis between adjacent organs
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Application No.: US16600841Application Date: 2019-10-14
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Publication No.: US11998207B2Publication Date: 2024-06-04
- Inventor: John McWeeney , Marvin Ryou , Padraig Cantillon-Murphy , Jeffrey H. Lang , Christopher Thompson
- Applicant: G.I. Windows, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Westwood
- Assignee: G.I. Windows, Inc.
- Current Assignee: G.I. Windows, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Westwood
- Agency: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/11
- IPC: A61B17/11 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for creating an anastomosis or fistula between the gallbladder and an adjacent organ are disclosed. First, a parent magnet, typically a permanent magnet, is deployed in the stomach, small intestine, or another organ adjacent to the gallbladder, and a mating daughter material is deployed in the gallbladder in order to create a magnet-compression anastomosis. The gallbladder may then be ablated or otherwise functionally inactivated through the anastomosis. Another aspect of the invention relates to an all-in-one surgical kit that contains all the necessary specialized tools for a surgeon to perform the procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200222049A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNET-INDUCED COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS BETWEEN ADJACENT ORGANS Public/Granted day:2020-07-16
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