US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on March 18 for "Suture" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,099, issued on March 18, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Suture" was invented by Gregory Dumanian (Chicago) and Anandev Gurjala (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device includes a surgical needle attached to a hollow tubular suture. The suture is constructed of macroporous hollow tubular wall that facilitates and allows tissue integration into the suture core subsequent to introduction to the body, thereby preventing suture pull-through and improving biocompatibility."

The patent was filed on April 1, 2022, under Application No. 17/711,220.

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