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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Nicholas B. Van Stolk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Bethany F. Grant, Scituate, MA (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An exemplary tissue compression device for forming an anastomosis between first and second anatomical structures includes a first device portion having a first mating surface, and a second device portion having a second mating surface configured to mate with the first mating surface to compress tissue positioned therebetween. Each of the first and second mating surfaces includes a contoured portion, and the contoured portions are configured to mate with one another to facilitate alignment of the first and second device portions. A first one of the contoured portions may be formed with a concave contour and a second one of the contoured portions may be formed with a complementary convex contour. The device portions may further include first and second magnetic members configured to draw the device portions together to engage the first mating surface with the second mating surface.