US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on May 20 for "Cell encapsulation devices with controlled cell bed thickness" (Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,374, issued on May 20, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"Cell encapsulation devices with controlled cell bed thickness" was invented by Greg Rusch (Newark, Del.) and Edward H. Cully (Newark, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable containment apparatus for receiving and retaining a biological moiety, including a plurality of cells, for insertion into a patient, such as into a tissue bed, is disclosed. The device includes a cell encapsulating pouch that forms and interior volume having a reservoir space for receiving cells, where the reservoir space includes first and second interior surfaces, an...