U.S. Patent 7780685 was awarded to Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. on 2010-08-24 and describes a “Adhesive and mechanical fastener.” This patent has been cited 359 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:

Provided is a two-piece anastomosis fastener that can be used to join two tissue sections together in accordance with Natural Orifice Transendoscopic Surgery (NOTES). The fastener may be releasably attached to a fastener applying instrument for delivery in accordance with such procedures. The fastener includes a first member and a second member, where the clamp members are operably configured to fasten together to clamp and hold tissue, such as gastric tissue, in juxtaposition to establish an anastomosis. The first clamp member and the second clamp member are coupled with an adhesive. Link: U.S. Patent 7780685

This patent was originally filed on 2006-11-09 which gives it a processing time of 1384 days, compared to an average processing time of 1933 in the field. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has 2128 total patents. The first named inventor is James W. Voegele of Cincinnati, OH. The primary examiner was (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T Ho.

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