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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Opfikon, CH;
Kiley Gersch, Baltimore, MD (US);
Sophia Diaz, Baltimore, MD (US);
Karina Frank, Manassas, VA (US);
Monet Slinowsky, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ebenezer Adjei Armah, Baltimore, MD (US);
Zachary Buono, Powhatan, VA (US);
Youseph Yazdi, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Evan Mosley, Berkley, MI (US);
Russell Holscher, Baltimore, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A system may include a delivery device configured to deploy a perianal fistula closure device and the perianal fistula closure device configured to close a perianal fistula. The delivery device may include a helical catheter. The perianal fistula closure device may include a cap, a suture comprising a plurality of uni-directional barbs, and an anchor connected to an end of the suture comprising a plurality of uni-directional quills.