US Patent Issued to BariaTek Medical on Nov. 3 for "Apparatus and method for endoscopic anastomosis of the stomach and the bowel" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,588, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to BariaTek Medical (Paris).

"Apparatus and method for endoscopic anastomosis of the stomach and the bowel" was invented by Eric Sejor (Nice, France) and Youssef Biadillah (Maisons-Laffitte, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for endoscopic anastomosis of the stomach and the bowel of a patient to allow food to bypass the duodenum and optionally a portion of the jejunum comprising a tube, surgical apparatus and at least one operating element. The tube is insertable into the stomach and has a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical apparatus is at least partially, preferably completel...