ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,872, issued on July 21, was assigned to Ionos Medical Inc. (San Antonio).
"Method and device for medically treating nasal and throat conditions with cold plasma" was invented by Jeffrey S. Rosenbloom (San Antonio) and Gregory Fridman (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device for providing nonthermal plasma treatment to a patient by generating sufficient nonthermal plasma in the presence of the flow of an oxygen-free gas mixture that can quickly and safely treat infection or promote wound healing in the desired region wherein the device is flexible and easy to maneuver in difficult to access regions such as the nos...