ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,424, issued on June 24, was assigned to CYFUSE BIOMEDICAL K.K. (Tokyo).

"Cell structure connection method and connection support device" was invented by Kumika Matsubayashi (Fukuoka, Japan) and Yasuto Kishii (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The connection support device includes a rod-shaped member insertable into respective hollow portions of two or more cell structures, the rod-shaped member being inserted into the hollow portions, the rod-shaped member including a circular cross section having an outer diameter capable of adhering to inner surfaces of the cell structures when the rod-shaped member contracts after maturing, an...