Patents by Inventor Arvydas Miminishkis

Arvydas Miminishkis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Devices for tissue cryopreservation and recovery
    Patent number: 11819020
    Abstract: Disclosed devices for recovering cryopreserved tissue can comprise a receptacle that receives a sealed, frozen tissue container containing cryopreserved tissue and cryopreservation media, with at least one recovery media chamber and a waste material chamber fluidly coupled to the tissue container receptacle. The recovery device can be inserted into a regulator apparatus that facilitates thawing and warming of the media and tissue, and regulation of the flow of recovery media through the tissue container to flush out the thawed cryopreservation media into the waste chamber. The regulator can identify the tissue based on an ID tag on the tissue container and automatically apply an appropriate algorithm for thawing, culturing, and maintaining the tissue in a viable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Vladimir Rouskov Khristov, Arvydas Miminishkis, Kapil Bharti
  • DEVICES FOR TISSUE CRYOPRESERVATION AND RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20190343113
    Abstract: Disclosed devices for recovering cryopreserved tissue can comprise a receptacle that receives a sealed, frozen tissue container containing cryopreserved tissue and cryopreservation media, with at least one recovery media chamber and a waste material chamber fluidly coupled to the tissue container receptacle. The recovery device can be inserted into a regulator apparatus that facilitates thawing and warming of the media and tissue, and regulation of the flow of recovery media through the tissue container to flush out the thawed cryopreservation media into the waste chamber. The regulator can identify the tissue based on an ID tag on the tissue container and automatically apply an appropriate algorithm for thawing, culturing, and maintaining the tissue in a viable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servi
    Inventors: Vladimir Rouskov Khristov, Arvydas Miminishkis, Kapil Bharti