US Patent Issued to Tepha on Nov. 3 for "Medical implants for marking surgical sites" (Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,711, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Tepha Inc. (Lexington, Mass.).

"Medical implants for marking surgical sites" was invented by Kemal Sariibrahimoglu (Waltham, Mass.), Skander Limem (Lynnfield, Mass.), Said Rizk (Windham, N.H.) and Simon F. Williams (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable fiducial marker devices with a predefined shape can deform when stress is applied in vivo, and recover their shape when stress is removed reduce patient discomfort and palpability. The devices can be used to mold irregular tumor resection cavities into a more ideal shape for radiation therapy allowing more accurate treatment....