US Patent Issued to KYOCERA on July 14 for "Biocompatible polymer, biocompatible compositions, sol or gel, and injectable composition" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,536, issued on July 14, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Biocompatible polymer, biocompatible compositions, sol or gel, and injectable composition" was invented by Aya Noguchi (Kyoto, Japan), Shihori Yamane (Kyoto, Japan) and Masayuki Kyomoto (Ritto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a biocompatible composition or the like that assists cells in the repair of a damaged tissue in a joint cavity. The biocompatible composition or the like according to the disclosure includes a biocompatible polymer having a substituent that adheres or binds to cells and/or a soft tissue in a joint cavity."

The patent was fil...