US Patent Issued on June 30 for "Incisionless gastric bypass system" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,358, issued on June 30.

"Incisionless gastric bypass system" was invented by Michel Gagner (Montreal), David J. Blaeser (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Todd A. Krinke (Buffalo, Minn.) and Philip J. Haarstad (Chanhassen, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for endoscopically forming an anastomosis between two naturally adjacent points in the digestive tract. The system utilizes elongate magnetic devices that, when connected across a tissue boundary, necrose tissue until an anastomosis forms and the devices are passed naturally. Despite the elongate shape of the devices, the resulting anastomosis is substantially round. As such, roun...