US Patent Issued to Vector Surgical on Nov. 18 for "Compositions for marking tissue and methods of making the same" (Wisconsin, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,443, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Vector Surgical LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Compositions for marking tissue and methods of making the same" was invented by Janet Louise Favero Phillips (Nashotah, Wis.), Amanda Katsma (West Bend, Wis.) and Debora L. Hense (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marking composition for marking a tissue specimen is provided. The marking composition includes a film forming resin including an acrylic resin, a rheology modifier including an associative polyurethane, a phyllosilicate, a cellulose, or a combination thereof, and a colorant. The composition has a viscosity of about 70 KU to about ...