ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,725, issued on March 3, was assigned to CAPS Medical Ltd. (Netanya, Israel).

"Treatment of internal spaces using plasma generating device" was invented by Ilan Oleg Uchitel (Kfar-Saba, Israel) and Boris Kogan (Kiriat-Motzkin, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plasma delivery tips of medical-grade plasma generating devices are configured to exclude potential contaminants while operating within body cavities. In some embodiments, delivery tips are provided with an antechamber, which is optionally filled by pressure of ionizing gas to prevent contamination. Some embodiments are provided with one or more interior and/or exterior valv...