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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
John S. Bergmann, Galveston, TX (US);
Celeste C. Finnerty, League City, TX (US);
David N. Herndon, Galveston, TX (US);
John S. Bergmann, Galveston, TX (US);
Celeste C. Finnerty, League City, TX (US);
David N. Herndon, Galveston, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming wounds in cell layers includes a base that includes a guide track, and a sliding member adapted to fit within the guide track, the sliding member including a scratching element holder adapted to secure a scratching element in a position in which it contacts a cell layer, wherein the sliding member is further adapted to slide along the guide track to drag the scratching element through the cell layer.