Patent ID: 11871930
Assignee: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A ligation band, comprising:
a substantially ring-shaped elastic body having a first tissue-contacting surface, a second tissue-contacting surface opposite the first tissue-contacting surface, and an aperture extending therethrough, wherein at least one of the tissue-contacting surfaces has a plurality of protrusions formed thereon that define an interlinking web-pattern with a plurality of recesses therebetween;
wherein the aperture is configured to receive and engage tissue of a patient to attach the ring-shaped elastic body to the tissue;
wherein the protrusions of the at least one of the tissue contacting surfaces are configured to engage adjacent tissue to the tissue engaged by the aperture such that a portion of the adjacent tissue extends into the recesses to maintain the ring-shaped elastic body in a desired position relative to the tissue engaged by the aperture.