ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,195, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Tissue plug" was invented by Sherif A. Eskaros (Elkton, Md.) and John M. Herman (Elkton, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tissue plugs for occlusion of hollow anatomical structures and methods for their use are provided."
The patent was filed on June 15, 2021, under Application No. 17/348,346.
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