Device for anchoring an endoluminal sleeve in the GI tract

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9480590
APP PUB NO 20140180192A1
SERIAL NO

14239899

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Endoluminal sleeve device (1) for internally lining a section of the GI tract, comprising a sleeve (2) configured for deployment inside a GI tract, the sleeve (2) having walls of a flexible material defining a sleeve lumen (3), a proximal end (4) defining a proximal lumen opening (5), and a distal end (6) defining a distal lumen opening (7), a tubular anchoring portion (8) forming said proximal lumen end (4) and defining anchoring seats (9) delimited each one by an annular collar (11) forming an opening through which adjacent tissue portions (12) can be pulled into the anchoring seats (9), expansion means adapted to act on the tissue portions (12) arranged in the anchoring seats (9) such that the tissue portions (12) expand to a dimension greater than the opening of the annular collar (11).

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  • ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harris, Jason L Lebanon, US 1471 421986
Holcomb, Matthew D Lebanon, US 32 7633
Ortiz, Mark S Milford, US 291 111558
Stokes, Michael J Cincinnati, US 244 43318
Zeiner, Mark S Mason, US 264 74182

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