ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,659, issued on Jan. 20.
"Lymph node replacement construct" was invented by James E. Moore Jr. (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable lymph node replacement construct (10) comprising a body (12) having a plurality of inlets (24,26) and a lesser number of outlets (30). The body (12) further having an internal structure defining a fluid communication path through the body (12) from the inlets (24,26) to the outlet or outlets (30). The internal structure of the body (12) comprises an inlet portion (38), a convergent portion (40) and an outlet portion (42) such that lymph received by the construct (10) at the inlets (24,26)...