ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,603, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Axogen Corp. (Alachua, Fla.).
"Nerve grafts and methods of preparation thereof" was invented by Jennifer Faleris (Alachua, Fla.) and Kasra Tajdaran (Alachua, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tissue grafts with reduced regenerative potential, methods of preparing such grafts, and related kits and methods of treatment are described. The method may include treating tissue with a digestion solution comprising trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin (ACT) and optionally ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to substantially remove one or more susceptible proteins from the tissue. The method may also include...