US Patent Issued to CytoSorbents on Jan. 28 for "Multi-functional hemocompatible porous bead sorbent for removing protein based toxins and potassium from biological fluids" (New Jersey, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,116, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to CytoSorbents Inc. (Princeton, N.J.).

"Multi-functional hemocompatible porous bead sorbent for removing protein based toxins and potassium from biological fluids" was invented by Thomas Golobish (Princeton, N.J.), Maryann Gruda (Yardley, Pa.), Tamaz Guliashvili (Philadelphia), Pamela O'Sullivan (Manalapan, N.J.), Andrew Scheirer (Hoboken, N.J.), Vi Dan (East Brunswick, N.J.), Wei-Tai Young (Hillsborough, N.J.), Vincent Capponi (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and Phillip Chan (Cherry Hill, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns biocompatible polymer systems comprising at least one polym...