ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,287, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Embody Inc. (Norfolk, Va.).
"Biopolymer compositions, scaffolds and devices" was invented by Michael Francis (Norfolk, Va.), Nathan Kemper (Norfolk, Va.) and Hilary Wriggers (Norfolk, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and blends of biopolymers and copolymers are described, along with their use to prepare biocompatible scaffolds and surgically implantable devices for use in supporting and facilitating the repair of soft tissue injuries."
The patent was filed on April 20, 2022, under Application No. 17/724,650.
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