ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,585, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Buck Surgical Inc. (St. Louis).
"Anastomotic coupler" was invented by Donald W. Buck (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anastomotic coupler is provided. A cartridge can include a frame extending along a longitudinal axis, one or more fasteners extending from the frame at an angle from the longitudinal axis, and one or more frictional elements extending from the frame at an angle from the longitudinal axis. The fasteners are operable to at least partially puncture a wall of a tubular structure. The frictional elements are operable to abut against the wall of the tubular structure without...