Patents
US 10350099 B2: Devices and methods for anchoring an endoluminal sleeve in the GI tract
- Granted
- 2019-07-16
- Filed
- 2012-10-03 application 13644175
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An endoluminal sleeve device for internally lining a section of the GI tract, comprises a sleeve configured for deployment inside a duodenum, the sleeve having walls of a flexible material defining a sleeve lumen, a proximal end defining a proximal lumen opening, and a distal end defining a distal lumen opening, an anchoring component having a slender transport configuration and a bulky deployed configuration, wherein the anchoring component is locatable at a distance from the proximal sleeve end and connected thereto by an elongated tether.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Albrecht | Campbell, CA | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark S. Zeiner | Mason, OH | 184 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason L. Harris | Mason, OH | 1286 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael J. Stokes | Cincinnati, OH | 157 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark S. Ortiz | Milford, OH | 123 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin D. Felder | Cincinnati, OH | 55 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michele D'Arcangelo | Roma, IT | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James W. Voegele | Cincinnati, OH | 67 | 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 | A61F5/0036 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HARRIS, JASON L. signed 2012-10-09 VOEGELE, JAMES W. signed 2012-10-11 FELDER, KEVIN D. signed 2012-10-16 STOKES, MICHAEL J. signed 2012-10-16 ZEINER, MARK S. signed 2012-10-16 ALBRECHT, THOMAS E. signed 2012-10-19 D'ARCANGELO, MICHELE signed 2012-10-19 ORTIZ, MARK S. signed 2012-11-26 | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. CINCINNATI, OH | 29464/909 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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