ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,994, issued on May 26, was assigned to Transmed7 LLC (Portola Valley, Calif.).

"Soft tissue fine needle core biopsy and specimen fixation devices and methods" was invented by James W Vetter (Portola Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may comprise a collection tube comprising an interior surface defining an interior space, the collection tube comprising a first end and a second end defining a luer; a tissue collection magazine received within the interior space of the collection tube; a sealing cap comprising a first end configured to receive one end of the tissue collection magazine and couple to the first end of t...