ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,473, issued on Oct. 21.
"Apparatus for storing platelet-rich plasma" was invented by Mitra Najafi (Southampton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides an apparatus for storing platelet-rich plasma (PRP). The apparatus is configured to reversibly receive a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) container. The apparatus comprises a platform defining at least one recess configured to receive the PRP container therein; and an agitator configured to move the platform, and thereby agitate PRP stored in the PRP container. The agitator is configured to move the platform in a circular motion at a frequency of between 10 and ...