ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,375, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Corvivo Cardiovascular Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).
"Biodegradable polymer compositions" was invented by Robert G Matheny (Norcross, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a biodegradable polymer composition comprising a particulate biodegradable polymer, particulate extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from a mammalian tissue source, a therapeutic component that abates growth of bacteria and a liquid medium. The biodegradable polymer can change quality upon contact with a physiological parameter, such as temperature or pH that causes, for example, a liquid polymer to gel or harden. The...