ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,287, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LEAP Polymers INC. (Lewes, Del.).
"Poroelastic biomaterial for orthopedic devices" was invented by Tim Hsu (Lake Mary, Fla.), Minren Lin (Lake Mary, Fla.), Saadyah Averick (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Boyle C. Cheng (Lake Mary, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A poroelastic biomaterial including a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) matrix polymer and a plurality of tortuous channels extending from one surface to another surface of the biomaterial is disclosed. Advantageously, the poroelastic biomaterial can have a porosity from about 5% to about 40% and high mechanical properties. The poroelastic biomateri...