ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,692, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Organ container" was invented by Shinji Torai (Kyoto, Japan) and Syuhei Yoshimoto (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An organ container includes a bag-shaped or tube-shaped insulating sheet. The insulating sheet has an opening and is capable of containing an organ inserted in an inner space through the opening. The insulating sheet is formed of an extra flexible material. The insulating sheet has a hardness less than or equal to F45 according to a durometer hardness test compliant with JIS K 6253-3:2012. Accordingly, in the transplantation of ...