ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,157, issued on April 21, was assigned to Safeguard Surgical Inc. (Tampa, Fla.).
"Device and method to prevent leakage" was invented by Scott T. Kelley (Tampa, Fla.) and Jill Kelley (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and device to prevent leakage of an intestine during surgery. The device is a tubular straw like device formed as one piece and having a first end opening, a second end opening and a lumen extending through an entire length of the device. The device can include an enlarged diameter rim to provide a radial force against the intestine. The device is placed at an anastomotic site of two intestine portions an...