US Patent Issued to G.I. Windows on June 23 for "Methods and apparatus for magnet-induced compression anastomosis between adjacent organs" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,118, issued on June 23, was assigned to G.I. Windows Inc. (Canton, Mass.).

"Methods and apparatus for magnet-induced compression anastomosis between adjacent organs" was invented by John McWeeney (Brighton, Mass.), Marvin Ryou (Lynnfield, Mass.), Padraig Cantillon-Murphy (Danvers, Mass.), Jeffrey H. Lang (Danvers, Mass.) and Christopher Thompson (Needham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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...