INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE METHODIST HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FILES APPLICATION FOR "STRUCTURAL TISSUE PLACEHOLDERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME"

GENEVA, April 20 -- THE METHODIST HOSPITAL (6565 Fannin Street, Suite D-200Houston, Texas 77030), UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (1100 NE Campus Parkway, Suite 200Seattle, Washington 98195) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/050707) for "STRUCTURAL TISSUE PLACEHOLDERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME" on Oct 13, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/080931, the details related to the patent application was published on Apr 16, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): STAYTON, Patrick Sean (Mailstop 355061, Department of BioengineeringUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Washington 98195), BO, Tom...