US Patent Issued to Axogen on June 10 for "Organotypic DRG-peripheral nerve culture system" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,440, issued on June 10, was assigned to Axogen Corp. (Alachua, Fla.).

"Organotypic DRG-peripheral nerve culture system" was invented by Curt Deister (Alachua, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques and systems are disclosed for a bioassay that is an in vitro mimic of peripheral nerve generation using the sensory neurons that innervate the peripheral nervous system. In some embodiments, the techniques may assist in detecting the bioactivity or potency of nerve grafts (e.g., processed, acellular human allografts) for fostering or supporting peripheral nerve regeneration. In various embodiments, techniques comprise affixing a ha...