ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,626, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Corbin Clinical Resources LLC.

"Transperineal prostate biopsy and treatment systems" was invented by Matthew J. Allaway (Cumberland, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for providing water vapor energy therapy to a desired region of a prostate and for use with an ultrasound probe for imaging of the prostate. The system includes a tubular structure, a water vapor delivery system, an access needle and a guide. The water vapor delivery system includes a control unit, a water reservoir, and a tube in fluid communication with the tubular structure. The access needle is for use as a conduit to ...