ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,217, issued on Feb. 4.
"Device and method for supporting tissue undergoing radiation" was invented by Jill Kelley (Tampa, Fla.) and Scott T. Kelley (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device can be used in a method to protect tissue in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient during radiation therapy, the method comprising positioning a biodegradable device to cover a perforation at a perforation site on a tissue of a patient prior to applying radiation therapy, closing the perforation through surgery, and securing the biodegradable device to cover the perforation site, so that the biodegradable device protects the tissue a...