ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,559, issued on Jan. 20.

"Thermal-modulation probe device for mammalian pelvic cavities and method of applied thermal therapy" was invented by Zachary Wood Lyon (Lewisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for providing mammalian pelvic cavitary contrast therapy is presented. The system may comprise a human interface device, fluid tubing, a pump, and a reservoir. The system may be operable to apply any combination of heat or cold thermal energy transfer. The system may be operable to impart a desired therapy temperature to the human interface device and to expand a membrane containing a therapy fluid. The expanded membran...