ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,971, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MiMedx Group Inc. (Marietta, Ga.).
"Collagen reinforced tissue grafts" was invented by Thomas J. Koob (Marietta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to a multi-layered tissue graft comprising a collagen layer and at least one separated and washed placental tissue component and/or umbilical cord component, wherein the collagen is human collagen substantially free of non-human antigens."
The patent was filed on March 19, 2020, under Application No. 16/823,616.
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