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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tylor C. Muhlenkamp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of beads and a plurality of interconnection elements. Each bead includes a housing and a magnet. Each interconnection element includes a main body extending between a pair of ends, and a pair of heads each positioned at a respective end and received within a bead. The beads and interconnection elements are sized and configured to form a loop configured to transition between constricted and expanded configurations. The apparatus is configured such that, when the loop is in the expanded configuration, a first head of a first interconnection element is received within a first bead and is spaced apart from a first centerline of the first bead by a first distance, and a second head of a second interconnection element is received within a second bead and is spaced apart from a second centerline of the second bead by a second distance.
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