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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2005
Applicants:

Michele D'arcangelo, Rome, IT;

Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Federico Bilotti, Rome, IT;

Roberto Tacchino, Rome, IT;

Inventors:

Michele D'Arcangelo, Rome, IT;

Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Federico Bilotti, Rome, IT;

Roberto Tacchino, Rome, IT;

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0404 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1103 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01);
Abstract

An anastomotic device, particularly a positioning device () extending along a longitudinal axis () comprises a first component, or proximal component () and a second component, or distal component (). The proximal and distal components are suitable to lock an elastic ring () in a deformed configuration therebetween. The proximal component () has a substantially cylindrical outer structure with a cavity () for receiving a proximal end () of the elastic ring (). The distal component () comprises a head () and a stem () developing along the longitudinal axis (). The head () has a cone or truncated-cone shape.


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