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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
Michele D'arcangelo, Rome, IT;
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Federico Bilotti, Rome, IT;
Roberto Tacchino, Rome, IT;
Michele D'Arcangelo, Rome, IT;
Jesse J. Kuhns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Federico Bilotti, Rome, IT;
Roberto Tacchino, Rome, IT;
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
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.