Patents
US 10350050 B2: Method for gastric volume reduction surgery
- Granted
- 2019-07-16
- Filed
- 2008-05-01 application 12113784
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for treating a patient includes creating at least one incision to gain access to an peritoneal cavity, performing a gastric volume reduction procedure and introducing a device to prevent gastric contents from interacting with at least a portion of the duodenum.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 1,347 patents | US company or organization | Cincinnati, OH | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY. INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason L. Harris | Mason, OH | 1286 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark S. Zeiner | Mason, OH | 184 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael J. Stokes | Cincinnati, OH | 157 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/0401 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M2025/0024 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STOKES, MICHAEL J. signed 2008-05-29 ZEINER, MARK S. signed 2008-05-29 HARRIS, JASON L. signed 2008-05-30 | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. CINCINNATI, OH | 21072/381 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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