ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,508, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to NUtech Ventures (Lincoln, Neb.).
"Tissue capture device having fasteners with shape-changing properties" was invented by Musharrat Mustaree Mau (Lincoln, Neb.) and Benjamin S. Terry (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue capture device is disclosed. The tissue capture device may include a frame, wherein the frame defines an orifice. The tissue capture device may include a set of fasteners disposed within the orifice, wherein at least some of the fasteners of the set of fasteners are formed from a material displaying one or more shape-changing properties, wherein the one or more ...