ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,159, issued on May 20.
"Tissue processing apparatus and method for processing adipose tissue" was invented by William W. Cimino (Louisville, Colo.), Ramon Llull (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) and Adam J. Katz (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable apparatus useful for collection and processing of human biological material, such as adipose or cancellous bone material, to prepare a concentrated product (e.g., stromal vascular fraction). The apparatus has a container with a containment volume with a tissue retention volume and a filtrate volume separated by a filter and with a pellet well for collecting concentrate p...