U.S. Patent 8123103 was awarded to Tyco Healthcare Group LP on 2012-02-28 and describes a “Adaptor for anvil delivery.” This patent has been cited 342 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

An adaptor includes a body having a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to be releaseably secured to an anvil shaft of an anvil assembly. The second end is configured to be securely received within a flexible tube to releaseably secure the anvil assembly to the flexible tube. The adaptor and flexible tube assembly facilitates placement of the anvil assembly within the stomach during the performance a minimally invasive gastric bypass procedure. Link: U.S. Patent 8123103

This patent was originally filed on 2010-11-29 which gives it a processing time of 456 days, compared to an average processing time of 983 in the field. Tyco Healthcare Group LP has 1168 total patents. The first named inventor is Keith L. Milliman of Bethel, MN. The primary examiner was Brian D Nash.

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