ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,657, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Reprise Biomedical Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Biologic matrix for a wound site and related methods" was invented by Jason Isenburg (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Kyle Bettinger (Blaine, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biologic matrix comprises a three-dimensional, resorbable collagen scaffold derived from a vascularized portion of a perfusion-decellularized, suspension-dried mammalian organ or tissue. The scaffold features a porous structure with a plurality of interconnected pores originating from one or more of its outer surfaces. The pores are created by forcing a gas through the vascular path...