ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,669, issued on March 4, was assigned to Jointechlabs Inc. (North Barrington, Ill.).
"System and methods for preparation of adipose-derived stem cells" was invented by Nathan Katz (North Barrington, Ill.) and Nishit Pancholi (North Barrington, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device that allows for either fat graft preparation or cell fraction harvest is disclosed. The device includes a first centrifuge tube configured to receive and process a biological substance, the first centrifuge tube comprising an upper cylindrical portion and a lower conical portion, a sterile tissue inlet fitting, at least one sterile processing fluid in...