ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,950, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to AMT MEDICAL INC. (Beijing).

"Methods and apparatus for fabricating porous three-dimensional tubular scaffolds" was invented by Qing Liu (Hillsborough, N.J.), Zongsen Wang (Princeton, N.J.) and Wing K. Lau (Basking Ridge, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are three-dimensional porous tubular scaffolds for cardiovascular, periphery vascular, nerve conduit, intestines, bile conduct, urinary tract, and bone repair/reconstruction applications, and methods and apparatus for making the same."

The patent was filed on March 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/690,161.

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