US Patent Issued to Seoul National University Hospital on Sept. 22 for "Artificial prosthesis and method for manufacturing same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,853, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Seoul National University Hospital (Seoul, South Korea).

"Artificial prosthesis and method for manufacturing same" was invented by Chan Yeong Heo (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sun-Young Nam (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Byung-Ho Shin (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are an artificial prosthesis and a method for manufacturing same. The artificial prosthesis includes a surface having a pattern formed thereon, the pattern comprising straight line shapes aligned in parallel with each other, and has the effect of reducing inflammation in a region implanted with the...