US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on Jan. 13 for "Implantable access chamber and associated methods of use" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,047, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"Implantable access chamber and associated methods of use" was invented by Janel Lanphere (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Allen Mackay (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Benjamin Trapp (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Michael Vonesh (Flagstaff, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sampling or removing interstitial fluid of a subject using an implantable access chamber and associated methods of use. An implantable access chamber can be configured to be inserted into tissue of a subject. The implantable access chamber can comprise a sensor arranged therein, wherein the sensor is configure...