US Patent Issued to Xeltis on Aug. 18 for "Medical device for anastomosis" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,366, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Xeltis AG (Zurich).

"Medical device for anastomosis" was invented by Yonatan Gray (Paris) and Mohammed El-Kurdi (Mansfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device for an anastomosis is provided. The medical device distinguishes an inner tubular layer, an outer tubular layer, and a support element defining a longitudinal axis. It further distinguishes two or more independent C-rings distributed and positioned at an acute orientation angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the support element at one end of the support element. The support element and the two or more C-rings are ...