ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,562, issued on April 21, was assigned to RADIANCE THERAPEUTICS INC. (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Ophthalmic brachytherapy systems and devices for application of beta radiation" was invented by Laurence J. Marsteller (Tucson, Ariz.), James A. Fazio (Tucson, Ariz.) and Ian Murdoch (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and devices for applying radiation to a target area, for example for maintaining functioning drainage blebs or functioning drainage holes in the eye, e.g., to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) of an eye being treated for glaucoma. The systems and devices of the present invention provide for the application of beta r...