US Patent Issued to BRIJ Medical on Nov. 4 for "Medical device for applying force on biological tissue, or the like" (Ohio, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,355, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to BRIJ Medical Inc. (Marietta, Ga.).

"Medical device for applying force on biological tissue, or the like" was invented by Felmont F. Eaves (Atlanta) and Gary W. Knight (Lebanon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device for at least partially covering and applying force on tissue includes a body having a spanning structure and struts respectively connected to lateral portions of the spanning structure. Inner ends of the struts extend into an area over which the medial portion of the spanning structure extends. The medical device is reconfigurable between extended and retracted configura...