ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,802, issued on July 21, was assigned to Vascudyne Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Regenerative tissue and natural tissue implants" was invented by Richard F. Murphy (White Bear Township, Minn.), Kemal Schankereli (Stillwater, Minn.) and Mark Lauren (Buffalo, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an improved implant made from regenerative tissue or natural tissue, methods of making the implant, and methods of using the implant."

The patent was filed on June 30, 2018, under Application No. 16/627,285.

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