ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,780, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Simulated cervical tissue and methods for making and using the same" was invented by Savanna Mahn (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to simulated cervical tissues composed of a gel and red-toned pigment, wherein the cervical tissue has a first face, wherein the first face includes one or more simulated lesions. Methods for constructing the simulated cervical tissue are also disclosed. Additionally, disclosed are kits composed of two or more simulated cervi...