ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,326, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Tepha Inc. (Lexington, Mass.).
"Implant with fillable reservoir" was invented by Skander Limem (Lynnfield, Mass.), Fabio Felix (Foxborough, Mass.), Said Rizk (Windham, N.H.), David P. Martin (Arlington, Mass.) and Simon F. Williams (Cambridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implants with fillable reservoirs have been developed that are suitable for rhinoplasty, breast reconstruction, ear reconstruction, and replacement, reconstruction or repair of other soft tissues. The implants can be filled with graft material prior to implantation. The implants are preferably made from resorbable poly...