ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,913, issued on July 8, was assigned to TERUMO K.K. (Tokyo).

"Lymphangiogenesis inducing device" was invented by Manami Kawasaki (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming a wound for inducing lymphangiogenesis includes: providing a lymphangiogenesis inducing device that includes: a puncture member including a distal end portion configured to puncture living tissue, and a through hole penetrating the puncture member along a central axis and extending from the distal end portion toward a proximal end, and a rod-shaped body inserted into the through hole and configured to be moved so as to protrude from the dista...