ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,272, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Wichita State University (Wichita, Kan.).
"Composite neural conduit" was invented by Li Yao (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite nerve conduit comprising an elongated body comprising one or more hollow elongated internal channels for guiding and promoting nerve regeneration. The conduit is a three-dimensional scaffold comprising a crosslinked hybrid/composite matrix of collagen and soy protein isolate having improved mechanical and biocompatibility properties. Methods of using the conduit for promoting nerve regeneration at a site of neural tissue damage by bridging wounded...