Patents by Inventor Tristin Metz

Tristin Metz 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).

  • System for conditioning of engineered microtissues
    Patent number: 10590376
    Abstract: A system and method for conditioning a tissue are provided. The system includes a substrate, a plurality of microwells formed in the substrate, and a microsphere associated with each of the plurality of microwells. The system also includes a pair of flexible pillars within each of the plurality of microwells. Each flexible pillar includes a first end bonded to a respective microwell and at least one flexible pillar has a second end bonded to the microsphere. The flexible pillars are configured to deflect when exposed to a magnetic field to controllably stretch microtissue spanning the flexible pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Daniel H. Reich, Fan Xu, Ruogang Zhao, Alan S. Liu, Tristin Metz, Yu Shi
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING OF ENGINEERED TISSUES
    Publication number: 20170362560
    Abstract: A system and method for conditioning a tissue are provided. The system includes a substrate, a plurality of microwells formed in the substrate, and a microsphere associated with each of the plurality of microwells. The system also includes a pair of flexible pillars within each of the plurality of microwells. Each flexible pillar includes a first end bonded to a respective microwell and at least one flexible pillar has a second end bonded to the microsphere. The flexible pillars are configured to deflect when exposed to a magnetic field to controllably stretch microtissue spanning the flexible pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel H. Reich, Fan Xu, Ruogang Zhao, Alan S. Liu, Tristin Metz, Yu Shi