ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,179, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CellTherX Corp (Dallas).
"Method and apparatus for creating a modified tissue graft" was invented by Barry Markman (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method of creating a modified tissue graft, at least one exterior surface of a graft is modified by compressing, cutting and/or removing one or more portions thereof to create designed surface features which cause the tissue graft to have characteristics for a specific anatomical area. Medicants are associated with the surface features of the tissue graft, or with a second graft or layer which is associated with a base tissue graft...