ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,461, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Reprise Biomedical Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).

"Biologic matrix for a wound site and related methods" was invented by Jason Isenburg (Victoria, Minn.) and Kyle Bettinger (Blaine, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Biologic matrices designed to facilitate wound healing and related methods are disclosed. A matrix comprises a three-dimensional, resorbable collagen scaffold derived from a vascularized portion of a perfusion-decellularized mammalian organ or tissue. The scaffold features a porous structure with a plurality of interconnected pores originating from one or more outer surfaces, which are ...