ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,867, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to C.R. Bard Inc. (Murray Hill, N.J.).
"Hemostatic biopsy tract article" was invented by Hiep Do (Chandler, Ariz.) and Jordan Addison (Gilbert, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hemostatic biopsy tract article includes a bioresorbable body having a microporous structure. The bioresorbable body is formed by a mixture that includes a bioabsorbable hemostatic powder, a hydrolyzed starch, hyaluronic acid, and carboxymethylcellulose. Optionally, a marker element may be coupled to the bioresorbable body, wherein the marker element is formed from a material that is imageable under at least one imagi...