US Patent Issued to West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University on July 14 for "Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery" (West Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,260, issued on July 14, was assigned to West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University (Morgantown, W.va.).

"Surgical devices and methods for bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery" was invented by Nova Szoka (Morgantown, W.va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are various embodiments for improved surgical devices and methods of using the same in connection with bariatric and gastroesophageal surgery. The present disclosure includes a lighted bougie device that can include an elongate member and a light source. The light source can be configured to emit near infrared light. The light source c...