ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,655, issued on Oct. 14.
"High energy assisted drug delivery and vascular remodeling" was invented by Bandula Wijay (Friendswood, Texas) and Nandhika Wijay (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods are provided for drug delivery and vascular remodeling, particularly the use of a high-energy electromagnetic field to impart kinetic energy to the drug molecule or to tough calcific lesions during balloon angioplasty. The receiver is capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy and configured to oscillate upon absorbing electromagnetic energy, wherein oscillation of the receiver creates a physical motion that imp...