US Patent Issued to TETROUS on Dec. 23 for "Implant compositions and methods for ligament and tendon repair" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,459, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TETROUS INC. (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

"Implant compositions and methods for ligament and tendon repair" was invented by Andrew J. Carter (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), Bradley E. Patt (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), Gunnar Andersson (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), Ian McRury (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), Nikhil Verma (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Nelson L. Scarborough (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition and methods of making or use thereof include a plurality of fibers forming a shape for augmenting tendon to bone repair. The physical presence of the plurality of fibers provides initial fixation,...