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

Claim 8:
9. A ligation band, comprising:
a substantially ring-shaped elastic body having first and second tissue-contacting surfaces thereon and a central opening extending therethrough, each of the first and second tissue-contacting surfaces having four delta-shaped protrusions projecting therefrom and spaced around the central opening, each delta-shaped protrusion defining a substantially delta-shaped recess therein and each delta-shaped protrusion being configured to grip tissue;
wherein the central opening is configured to receive and engage tissue of a patient to attach the ring-shaped elastic body to the tissue:
wherein the delta-shaped protrusions are configured to engage adjacent tissue to the tissue engaged by the central opening such that a portion of the adjacent tissue extends into the delta-shaped recesses to maintain the ring-shaped elastic body in a desired position relative to the tissue engaged by the central opening.