ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,682, issued on May 26, was assigned to LifeNet Health (Virginia Beach, Va.).

"Packaging assembly for storing tissue and cellular material" was invented by Silvia Chen (Virginia Beach, Va.), Austin Johnson (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Roberto Bracone (Virginia Beach, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved packaging assembly for storing, distributing, treating, mixing, and dispensing tissue and/or cellular material and/or implantable material. The packaging assembly may include pouches, tubes, and a bag made of a sealable, flexible polymeric material that is open at one end and a needle-free swabable connector attached to the pouch...