US Patent Issued on April 8 for "Bioprinter devices, systems and methods for printing soft gels for the treatment of musculoskeletal and skin disorders" (Nebraska, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,015, issued on April 8.

"Bioprinter devices, systems and methods for printing soft gels for the treatment of musculoskeletal and skin disorders" was invented by Ali Tamayol (Lincoln, Neb.), Azadeh Mostafavi (Lincoln, Neb.), Carina Russell (Lincoln, Neb.), Tyrell Williams (Lincoln, Neb.), Indranil Sinha (Boston) and Jacob Quint (Lincoln, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are described that utilize bioprinters to form scaffold structures in situ to facilitate treatment of the musculoskeletal or skin disorders in patients. A method for treating a musculoskeletal disorder of a patient includes positioning a bioprint...