ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,091, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Trustees of Boston University.

"In situ expansion of engineered devices for regeneration" was invented by Sangeeta N. Bhatia (Lexington, Mass.), Kelly R. Stevens (Seattle) and Christopher S. Chen (Newton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Engineered human tissue seed construct are provided that are suitable for implantation in subjects. Methods of making and using the engineered tissue seed constructs are provided."

The patent was filed on Feb. 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/582,581.

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