ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,555, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Ear Science Institute Australia Inc. (Subiaco, Australia).
"Silk fibroin biocompatible polyurethane membranes" was invented by Marcus Atlas (Subiaco, Australia), Benjamin Allardyce (Ocean Grove, Australia), Rodney Dilley (City Beach, Australia) and Rangam Rajkhowa (Grovedale, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the preparation of a membrane for use in the repair of the middle ear including perforations and damage to the tympanic membrane. More particularly, the invention provides for compositions and methods for preparing silk fibroin biocompatible polyuret...