US Patent Issued to SMITH & NEPHEW on July 22 for "Tissue collection and delivery device and methods of use thereof" (Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,486, issued on July 22, was assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Tissue collection and delivery device and methods of use thereof" was invented by Paul Alexander Torrie (Marblehead, Mass.) and Kenneth W. Krause (Sandown, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for harvesting autologous tissue, mincing it into fragments that are visible and measurable when filtered, and delivering a portion of the tissue back into the patient without the need to directly touch the tissue. During the same surgical procedure, the tissue can be mixed with a biocompatible agent before introduction into the repair site."

The ...