US Patent Issued to C.R. Bard on Dec. 2 for "Soft tissue repair prosthesis and expandable device" (Rhode Island, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,000, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to C.R. Bard Inc. (Murray Hill, N.J.).

"Soft tissue repair prosthesis and expandable device" was invented by Augustus Felix (Cranston, R.I.) and Michael F. Jacene (Blackstone, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hernia repair device is provided which may include a soft tissue repair prosthesis and an expandable device configured to be removably connected with the soft tissue repair prosthesis. Attachment components may be used to removably connect the soft tissue repair prosthesis with the expandable device. The hernia repair device may be manipulated into a reduced configuration for insertion in...