U.S. Patent 7871418 was awarded to Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. on 2011-01-18 and describes a “Applier for fastener for single lumen access anastomosis.” This patent has been cited 290 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 applier for an anastomosis ring device. The applier has an elongate implement portion and a handle connected to the implement portion. The applier further includes a distal actuating member having catch means which, in a lock position, protrudes radially outward to engage a distal ring. The applier further includes a proximal actuating member adapted to engage a proximal ring, and an actuation mechanism to approximate the proximal and distal rings. The distal actuating member is rotatable about a longitudinal axis from its lock position to a release position thereby sliding along a deviating surface at the implement portion. Link: U.S. Patent 7871418

This patent was originally filed on 2007-08-30 which gives it a processing time of 1237 days, compared to an average processing time of 1818 in the field. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has 2128 total patents. The first named inventor is Mark S. Ortiz of Milford Charter Twp, MI. The assistant examiner was Gregory Anderson.

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