US Patent Issued to Anika Therapeutics on Feb. 25 for "Bioabsorbable textiles and methods for joint function restoration" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,964, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Anika Therapeutics Inc. (Bedford, Mass.).

"Bioabsorbable textiles and methods for joint function restoration" was invented by Stefano Agnello (Grotte, Italy), Edward Ahn (Dover, Mass.), Matteo Centola (Padua, Italy), Steven W. Ek (Bolton, Mass.), Stephen J. Kennedy (Hudson, N.H.), Matthew M. Mannarino (Burlington, Mass.), Elvira Marchetto (Abano Terme, Italy), Sonali Puri (Ashland, Mass.), Robert Richard (Wakefield, R.I.) and Sara Simoncioni (Senigallia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioabsorbable textile for the restoration of the joint function whereas the joint is affected by partia...