US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Sept. 29 for "Cartilage treatment for use in eyelid reconstruction" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,307, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Cartilage treatment for use in eyelid reconstruction" was invented by Justin Karlin (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to methods for preparing ear cartilage for eyelid reconstruction, including upper eyelid reconstruction, after trauma, disease, or tumor excision. The present disclosure also relates to compositions, uses, and methods for reconstructing an eyelid. The present disclosure also relates to kits for preparing ear cartilage for eyelid reconstruction. The disclosed compositions, u...