ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,944, issued on April 22, was assigned to BVW Holding AG (Cham, Switzerland).
"Implantable superhydrophobic surfaces" was invented by Lukas Bluecher (Eurasburg, Germany) and Michael Milbocker (Holliston, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bio-adhesive textured surfaces and methods of making the same are described which allow implants to be localized within a living body. Hierarchical levels of texture on an implantable medical device, some capable of establishing a Wenzel state and others a Cassie state, may be employed to interface with living structures to provide resistance to device migration. Since a gaseous state is traditional...