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Tissue Growth Technologies Awarded Patent
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Tissue Growth Technologies Awarded Patent


Minnetonka, MINNESOTA--- September 10th, 2008  Tissue Growth Technologies (TGT), a leading provider of bioreactor instruments for tissue growth applications announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded U.S. patent number 7,410,792 for an "Instrumented Bioreactor with Material Property Measurement Capability and Process- Based Adjustment for Conditioning Tissue Engineered Medical Products."

This technology advances the company's products beyond the laboratory setting into clinical applications. The key aspects of the patent describe a bioreactor for Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPs) that measures the response of the TEMP to mechanical and environmental stimulations. Based upon the measurements, the bioreactor is able to alter the stimulation regimen utilizing program algorithms. "This is a very significant advancement in the state of this industry because it paves the way for bioreactors that can automatically culture and grow Tissue Engineered Medical Products from the seeded scaffold to a final replacement graft." said Kent Vilendrer, Company founder and CEO. "Up until now bioreactors have been fixed level devices… meaning a mechanical or environmental stimulation regimen is input to the device and the growth response is observed much later, oftentimes after the experiment has been completed.   With this new technology, the TEMP response is measured continuously and the mechanical and environmental stimulation profiles are altered via computer control according to a “recipe” that has been established by the researcher. Applicable to ligaments, tendons, cartilage, bone, skin and vascular grafts this technology ushers in a new era in tissue engineering."     


Minnetonka, MINNESOTA--- April 20th, 2008  Tissue Growth Technologies (TGT), a leading provider of bioreactor instruments for tissue growth applications announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded U.S. patent number 7,348,175 for a "Bioreactor with Plurality of Chambers for Conditioning Intravascular Tissue Engineered Medical Prodcuts."

This technology advances the company's product platform beyond the laboratory setting into clinical applications.  The key aspects of the patent describe a bioreactor for an intravascular tissue engineered medical product (ITEMP) that measures the mechanical response of the ITEMP as it is being conditioned.  Based upon the response measurements, the bioreactor is able to alter the stimulation profile utilizing user defined software algorithms.  "This is a very significant advancement in the state of this industry because it paves the way for bioreactors that can automatically culture and grow ITEMPS from an initial seeding stage into a final tissue replacement graft" said Kent Vilendrer, company founder and CEO. 

Tissue Growth Technologies patent portfolio also includes patents pending in the U.S. and in jurisdictions around the world. More information about the issued U.S. patent is available by clicking here.

About Tissue Growth Technologies
TGT was founded in 1990 as EnduraTEC Systems Corporation.  In 2004, it refocused exclusively on the tissue growth market and developed enabling bioreactor technologies for growing tissue engineered medical devices.  In addition to providing bioreactor systems for intravascular medical implants, TGT offers bioreactors for growing a broad array of tissue types including ligaments, tendons, cartilage and bone. TGT has sold bioreactors and tissue growth systems to leading institutions and universities throughout the world.  For more information, email info@tissuegrowth.com.    

CONTACT: Tissue Growth Technologies

Public Relations:
Anna Wynn, 952-933-1179 Ext. 18

anna.wynn@tissuegrowth.com

Investor Relations:
Tom Benshop, 952-933-1179 Ext 12

SOURCE: Tissue Growth Technologies
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