US Patent Issued to DUKE UNIVERSITY on Feb. 24 for "Bi-directional access to tumors" (North Carolina, Georgia, Minnesota, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,516, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, N.C.).

"Bi-directional access to tumors" was invented by Nassir Mokarram-Dorri (Durham, N.C.), Ravi Bellamkonda (Durham, N.C.), Barun Brahma (Atlanta), James Leo Pokorney (Northfield, Minn.), Jack Cabell Griffis III (Vero Beach, Fla.) and Donald Kenneth Griffin II (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for guiding the migration of cancer and other cells includes a reservoir device, a cover, a tube, a nanofiber structure, and a lock device. The reservoir device defines a reservoir having an open top. The cover is configured for removable installation ...