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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Sherif A. Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
David C. Everson, Elkton, MD (US);
George N. Foutrakis, Oxford, PA (US);
John M. Herman, Elkton, MD (US);
Matthew A. Johnson, Bear, DE (US);
Peter J. Lutz, Elkton, MD (US);
Michael L. O'hara, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
Sherif A. Eskaros, Elkton, MD (US);
David C. Everson, Elkton, MD (US);
George N. Foutrakis, Oxford, PA (US);
John M. Herman, Elkton, MD (US);
Matthew A. Johnson, Bear, DE (US);
Peter J. Lutz, Elkton, MD (US);
Michael L. O'Hara, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.