ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,378, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ISL LLC (Woodland Hills, Calif.).
"Devices and methods for contacting living tissue" was invented by Kent R. Gandola (San Diego) and Jerome K. Aarestad (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides materials and methods for forming an interface between an appliance and living tissue using a foamed elastomeric material which contacts the tissue or similar surfaces. The elastomeric material is in the form of a durable and washable material that when applied to living tissue or similar surfaces displaces and flows in to non-conforming areas creating an air and/or...